Driven off the field by racism

Hearts are to apologise to Isma Goncalves after the striker claimed that racist abuse had played a big part in his January exit from the club.

He has now told the Edinburgh Evening News that racially motivated taunts "from a minority" were a major factor.

 "I didn't want to leave Hearts at first, but the problem was that my family were no longer coming to the games," Goncalves was quoted as saying. "There were some people making racist comments to me in the stadium and my family did not feel OK about this. It was a minority, but bad things even from a minority can have a big impact. My family should be able to go to the stadium and feel comfortable."

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