Print Print edition: 2011-09-23

English football protege suspended for racism

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Austrian first division club Wiener Neustadt announced Thursday they have suspended a gifted young footballer from their team for racism. English-born Nikon 'El Maestro', whose parents are from Serbia, was suspended for using video-sharing site YouTube to post racist songs and texts written by the 18-year-old himself. Hailed as a protege, the player began his career with Austria Vienna's youth side before joining the youth teams at Spain's Valencia and Schalke 04 in Germany.