Didier Zokora Kicks Emre Belozoglu In Crotch In Apparent Revenge For Racial Slur (VIDEO)

Trabzonspor's Didier Zokora hits Fenerbahce's Emre Belozoglu in response to an alleged racial slur.

Trabzonspor midfielder Didier Zokora seemed to take matters into his own hands -- or feet -- during a match against Fenerbahce on Sunday. The Ivorian player wound up and delivered a powerful kick to the groin of an opponent who was previously disciplined for directing racist remarks at him.

After the Turkish clubs met previously in April, Zokora, formerly of Tottenham, claimed that Emre, formerly of Newcastle, insulted him with a racial slur.

While Emre did admit to trash talk, he was adamant in his denial of any racial context. Nevertheless, he was slapped by the Turkish Football Federation with a ban of two matches. According to the BBC, the suspension could have been longer if the allegations had been proven conclusively.

Given his foul on Sunday, the two-match ban may not have satisfied Zokora. According to the Daily Mail, he refused to shake Emre's hand before the game. The video above shows that avoiding the handshake was a far gentler gesture than what transpired once the game began. Despite the vicious nature of the kick, Zokora received only a yellow card.

Having traded insult for injury, Emre's Fenerbahce earned a 3-1 win to move up to second place in the league standings.

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Comments

[Gabriela Guarguagli]

04:40 AM on 05/11/2012

that was a red card

[Tully Hoover]

12:27 AM on 05/09/2012

Zakora was going for the ball, the red one(s)! And he did it in stride too!!!

[t and star]

11:41 PM on 05/08/2012

he was fakin... reaching his hand out to the ref.... i'm sure it hurt and all but if you get one square in the nuts an appeal to the ref for the appropriate call is not going to be your first reaction. probably wasn't hit square on the nuts.

[I AM THAT]

10:48 PM on 05/08/2012

Bet he could make a 60 yard field goal

[UncleMandingo]

04:26 AM on 05/09/2012

okay

[I AM THAT]

10:17 AM on 05/09/2012

OK what?

[Comfortably Numb]

06:46 PM on 05/08/2012

yellow card? But he got the ball ....

[AAHewetson]

02:44 PM on 05/09/2012

You beat me to it - shucks.

[threalReginald]

05:18 PM on 05/08/2012

well if he was racist then good for him that is something that every racist deserves.

[Shikamaru]

03:45 PM on 05/08/2012

do futbol players wear athletic supporters? if not.... ow... (it would still hurt regardless, but still)

[tobo]

06:57 PM on 05/08/2012

nope. That's why players who stand in the "wall" when the opposing teams gets a freekick protect their privates.

[Shikamaru]

09:01 AM on 05/09/2012

makes sense, i'd still protect even with a cup... futbol players could make an easy transition to ninja.

[speeddeeps]

11:07 PM on 05/07/2012

Well, if you a racist you deserve it, simple

[LuLou Murder]

09:31 PM on 05/07/2012

You should look at the Turkish football match fixing scandal, where Fenerbahce has got their federation and the Turkish parliament changing rules to keep them from being punished.. It's amazing how corrupt sports can be. FIFA (soccer) and the IOC (Olympics) are among the most corrupt organizations on the planet, right up there with the Catholic Church and the Republican Party.

[Meerkatx]

11:06 PM on 05/07/2012

Can't be any worse than the Italian scandal from a few years back. After all, it's just now being shown that Inter Milan's parent companies may have not only covered up Inters involvement, but rated out their competition to gain a competitive edge.

[tobo]

07:00 PM on 05/08/2012

Wouldn't surprise me, all other Italian powerhouses were under investigation. Initially, the Italian federation wanted to relegate Lazio Roma, Juventus, AC Milan and Fiorentina to Serie B. After several appeals, only Juve was put a league back.

[queensboro]

09:17 PM on 05/07/2012

ouch!

[specultr]

09:15 PM on 05/07/2012

Only a yellow card for that? LOL

[Meerkatx]

07:38 PM on 05/07/2012

So if i'm to believe the article, Emre was banned for something no one actually proved conclusively? Then the person who accused him of the racial comment decided to attack him,and that's what it was an attack, after he had already been punished for maybe doing something?

I'm going to assume Zokora should get a 10 match ban minimum.

[tobo]

07:04 PM on 05/08/2012

If only it wasn't the fourth time that an opposing playing claimed he was verbally assaulted by Emre...