Galaxy's Joseph Paintsil called racial slur on social media after El Tráfico match with LAFC

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Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil was called a slur on social media after a 2-1 loss to LAFC in the El Tráfico rivalry. Both clubs and the MLS condemned the incident.

Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil was the victim of a “racist social media incident” following the team’s 2-1 loss to

in the El Tráfico crosstown rivalry. After the match, someone commented, 'mon key couldn't do anything today' with a laughing emoji, according to a screenshot on Reddit. Paintsil shared a screenshot of the racist comment on his Instagram stories. The Galaxy said the incident was reported to MLS immediately. A spokesman for the team told The Times that Paintsil had spoken with the league about the incident and was practicing with the team.

retweeted the Galaxy's statement regarding Paintsil on Monday. 'We stand in solidarity with Joseph,' is united in condemning racism, discrimination and hate in all of its forms.' The same day,

 

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