Bologna and Ghana midfielder Godfred Donsah says he is \u201c100%\u201d willing to go on strike to show solidarity with Sulley Muntari.<\/p>\n
Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was given a one-game ban after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd at Cagliari on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Serie A disciplinary committee said not enough fans took part in the abuse to trigger action against Cagliari.<\/p>\n
Donsah, 20, said racism is \u201ckilling the beauty of the game\u201d.<\/p>\n
Former Ghana international Muntari was booked for dissent after asking the referee to stop Sunday\u2019s match in the wake of the abuse.<\/p>\n
He then walked off the pitch in protest \u2013 for which officials confirmed he received a second yellow card.<\/p>\n
Donsah, who played for Cagliari for two seasons, told BBC World Service Sport Muntari did the \u201cright thing\u201d by walking off and said he will wear an anti-racism message under his shirt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the authorities need to lift the ban on Sulley Muntari in order to boost the fight against racism in football,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Garth Crooks, the ex-Tottenham striker and independent trustee of anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out, has called on players in the Italian league to strike this weekend unless Muntari\u2019s one-match suspension is withdrawn.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would do that 100% because racism is something that is killing the game,\u201d added Donsah.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome players cutting off from some matches in order to highlight the racial abuse that is going on in football is a great move.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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