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SOCCER WORLD: Barcelona's Dani Alves gives best response to racism

Racist chants and actions are nothing new in the world of soccer.


And while different campaigns and the simple spectre of time have helped a great deal in stampinig out racism in the game, shameful incidents do still occur. 


See Barcelona's game this weekend at Villareal. Trailing 2-1 in the 76th minute, defender Dani Alves was set to take a corner kick when a banana was thrown just in front of him. Rather than ignore the act, Alves picked up the banana, ate a piece and took the corner kick... See below:



Barcelona went on to win the match 3-2, with the tying tally coming off an Alves cross that deflected for a Villareal own goal. 


Remembering last summer when Ghanaian international Kevin Prince-Boateng faced down racist chants by walking off the field in a friendly for AC Milan, do you think Alves' reponse to racism was more effective?