Ahmad Mendes Moreira (right) walks off the pitch after allegedly being subjected to racist abuse from the start of the gameDen Bosch have apologised to Excelsior Rotterdam's Ahmad Mendes Moreira for declaring the striker mistook "crow sounds" for racist abuse during Sunday's Dutch second division match. "Den Bosch were completely wrong yesterday with its initial reaction," the club said in a statement. "It appears there was racist abuse from the stands." But on Monday, they said: "That reaction was a blunder for which the club apologises to everyone, in particular to Excelsior player Ahmad Mendes Moreira. The game, which ended 3-3 with Moreira scoring in the 44th minute, restarted after a 10-minute delay.

Source: BBC November 18, 2019 13:55 UTC