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Valencia Exits Pitch After Racial Abuse Toward Mouctar Diakhaby

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Valencia walked off the pitch in its La Liga match against Cadiz in the first half on Sunday after alleged racial abuse directed at defender Mouctar Diakhaby.

Diakhaby and Cadiz’s Juan Cala were engaged in a spat late in the first half after a brief scuffle in the Valencia box. As the argument continued, Diakhaby had to be pulled away from Cala before he and his teammates exited the pitch.

Valencia held a team meeting shortly after exiting the pitch. At Diakhaby's urging, they then resumed the match, though Diakhaby was taken off the pitch as Hugo Guillamon entered.