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‘Black street vendor fleeing police’- Newspaper apologises to Barcelona star Ansu Fati

Barcelona's Ansu Fati scores his side's second goal during the Champions League group G soccer match between FC Barcelona and Ferencvaros at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Spanish newspaper ABC has issued an apology to Barcelona star Ansu Fati after their match report compared his pace to that of a “black street vendor fleeing the police”.

The 17-year-old put in an impressive display in Barcelona’s 5-1 victory over Ferencvaros on Tuesday night, scoring their second.

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