Samuel Eto'o Wins Anti-Racism Award

(BBC) - Samuel Eto'o

Football star Samuel Eto'o was honoured on Monday for his "inspiring" stand against racism, as the organisers behind the award warned that prejudice still stalked the game in Europe.


The former Cameroon and Barcelona striker received the Medal of Tolerance from the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR) at a gala dinner at London's Kensington Palace.


It will be recalled that Eto'o famously tried to walk off the pitch during a Spanish match in 2006 due to the racist abuse he suffered. "Since that day, I decided I will stand up and fight against abuse," he said after receiving his award. Big congrats to him.