Dani Alves says Paris is full of ‘f***ing racists’ in extraordinary rant from ex-PSG star

DANI ALVES has hit out at Paris, claiming that the French capital is full of “f***ing racists”. The 36-year-old spent two years at PSG before returning to his native Brazil in the summer. The Brazilian is the most decorated trophy winner of his generation, and added six more medals to his glistening collection during his […]

DANI ALVES has hit out at Paris, claiming that the French capital is full of “f***ing racists”.

The 36-year-old spent two years at PSG before returning to his native Brazil in the summer.

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The Brazilian is the most decorated trophy winner of his generation, and added six more medals to his glistening collection during his two years at the Parc des Princes.

But in a frank interview with GQ, Alves hit out at the city of love: “Paris is a stressful city, I don’t like it much.

“If you go to Paris for a week, it will be the adventure of your lifetime. More than that, it is tiresome.

“It reminds me a bit of Sao Paulo. But there, they are f***ing racists. A lot of them. To me, they didn’t do anything, because I would have told them to go f*** themselves, but I saw it with my friends.”

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PSG have had to take strong measures to clamp down on racism within their own fanbase, with French pressure group SOS Racisme working with the club to help rid the Parc des Princes of abuse.

Vice-president of SOS Racisme Hermann Ebongue told the Independent that it has taken a team of 50 volunteers at all PSG matches reporting and filming acts of racism or violence in order to clamp down on it.

Alves was the subject of vile racist abuse while at Barcelona, most notably when a disgusting fan decided to throw a banana at the full-back during a game in 2014.

The Brazilian took it in his stride, taking a bite out of the fruit before carrying on with the game. He was praised for his strength by fellow professionals including Gary Lineker.

Alves was glowing when it came to other cities he played in, however, most notably Seville and Barcelona.

He said: “The people there are similar to Brazilians, it’s more vibrant – they live their lives outside on the street not indoors and there’s more energy.

“It’s livelier and I prefer people to be that way.”

After departing PSG in the summer he snubbed interest from Spurs, as well as from former boss Pep Guardiola at Manchester City – instead deciding to return to Brazil and play for Sao Paulo, where he wears the number ten shirt.