Jay-Z's Roc Nation slams Italian soccer fans for 'heinous behavior' directed at Romelu Lukaku

06.04.2023 - 11:55 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Jay-Z’s agency Roc Nation took out a full ad in Italy’s La Gazzetta Sport to call on soccer fans to denounce their rampant racism after Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku was faced with money noises during a match Tuesday.

Lukaku, who is in his second stint with Inter Milan, was dealt with the latest racist attacks against Juventus after he scored a match-tying penalty in stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw in the Italian Cup semifinals. "Dear Italy," the ad began, "Do better.

Want better. Be better. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "In professional football, Black players have been subjected to hatred during professional football games.

The hated has displayed itself in the form of monkey chants, racial slurs and banana peels tossed at the best players in the world, as the world watches, as the children watch, as the players’ families watch.

Football Sporting Juventus Romelu Lukaku Italy

Inter Milan’s Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku (C-R) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Udinese Calcio at San Siro stadium in Milan on February 18, 2023. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)

Dover Athletic boss Mitch Brundle says side took their foot off the gas in 5-1 National League South defeat to Oxford City; Farnborough next up

Mitch Brundle felt Dover took their foot off the gas in the heavy loss to promotion-chasing Oxford City.

Juventus win appeal over stand closure for Lukaku racist abuse

A view shows the logo of the Juventus Italian Serie A football club on April 21, 2021 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. – Italian champions Juventus, one of the driving forces behind the the new European Super League said on April 21, 2021 the project could not go ahead as planned after the withdrawal of most of the 12 founding teams. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Benched Lukaku happy to contribute after scoring for Inter Milan against Benfica

Romelu Lukaku said he had no problem starting Inter Milan's Champions League quarter-final first leg on the bench and was happy to help the team after he came on to score the potentially decisive second goal in the 2-0 win at Benfica on Tuesday.

Inter Milan Close In On Champions League Semis With Solid Win At Benfica

Inter Milan put one foot into the Champions League semi-finals with a comfortable 2-0 win at Benfica on Tuesday, with Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku netting in Lisbon.

Juventus given partial stadium ban for racism toward Lukaku

MILAN, Italy: Juventus were given a partial stadium ban for their next home game in the Italian Cup after some of their supporters directed racist chants at Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku was sanctioned with a second yellow card for provoking Juventus fans by holding his finger to his lips as if to silence the crowd after converting a stoppage-time penalty to earn Inter a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the semifinals on Tuesday. Lukaku was suspended for the second leg of the semifinals on April 26 by the Italian league judge on Thursday.