Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari gave his shirt to a young supporter who racially abused him during Pescara's Serie A game at Cagliari.
Muntari abandoned the pitch on Sunday, saying he had been booked for complaining about racist chanting from the crowd during his team’s 1-0 defeat at Cagliari in Serie A.
Muntari was shown the yellow card for dissent by referee Daniele Minelli in the 90th minute and walked off the pitch in protest during stoppage time, leaving his team to play the last few minutes with 10 men.
The 32-year-old told television reporters that a group of fans had been insulting him from the start of the match, including a group of children.
He said he offered the children his shirt to set an example but the insults continued in the second half.
“There was a little kid doing it with his parents standing nearby,” said Muntari, who played for Portsmouth and also spent a season on loan at Sunderland.
“So I went over to him and told him not to do it. I gave him my shirt, to teach him that you’re not supposed to do things like that. I needed to set an example so he grows up to be nice.