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Michel Morganella: Soccer Player Kicked Out Of Olympics For Racist Tweet

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Published 30 July 2012 12:26 pm EST Updated 30 July 2012 12:46 pm EST

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Michel MorganellaMichel Morganella, a soccer player for Switzerland, has been expelled from the Olympics for a racist tweet.

Morganella apparently made an offensive comment about South Koreans after Swiss team lost to them 2-1 on Saturday. The text of Morganella’s tweet was: “I want to beat up all South Koreans! Bunch of mentally handicapped retards! (“Je les tous Defonce CorĂ©ens, allez vous tous Bruler, bande de trisos”)”

He is the second athlete to be banned from the games for a racist tweet. Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou was removed from the games after making a joke about African immigrants.

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