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Brazil manager Dunga forced to apologise for race comments

Published 16:41 27 Jun 2015 BST

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Brazil manager Dunga forced to apologise for race comments

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Dunga has apologised after making insensitive racial comments in a news conference yesterday.

The Brazil manager was discussing the flak he had come under for Brazil's underwhelming performances in the Copa America thus far. "I think I'm an Afro-descendant because I get hit so much." he said. “These guys look out for me and say, ‘Let’s hit that guy over there’, and then they start to hit me. Without caring, without anything.” The 51-year-old quickly released a statement on the website of the Brazil Football Confederation, saying: "I want to apologise to all those could have felt offended with my comment about Afro-descendents. "The way I expressed myself does not reflect my feelings or opinions." Brazil take on Paraguay in the Copa America quarter-final at 22.30 tonight.

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Brazil manager Dunga forced to apologise for race comments