Hong Kong Football Club Tai Po Sacks Brazilian Player Gabriel Mesquita Over Vile Racist Social Media Rant

The nineteen-year-old defensive midfielder leaves the club after allegedly bragging about taking local cash while hurling discriminatory abuse online. Hong Kong Premier League outfit Tai Po Football Club have dramatically torn up the contract of teenage Brazilian signing Gabriel Mesquita following a ferocious online racism scandal.

The nineteen-year-old defensive midfielder arrived at the club in July with high hopes for the new campaign. His stint in Asia has now ground to a sudden halt after toxic direct messages surfaced across social media channels, showing the player firing back at supporters with racially demeaning insults and boasting that he was only in town to strip money out of the region.

Club bosses acted swiftly on Monday by pulling the youngster from first-team training. Following an emergency hearing with the club's disciplinary committee, Tai Po released a formal statement on Tuesday confirming they have parted ways with the teenager by mutual consent with immediate effect.

Provocation and Fury in Online Messages The controversy exploded after Mesquita shared an image online regarding his application for a Hong Kong identity card. The update drew hostile comments from online users, including one person who hurled the regional slur "gweilo" at the footballer.

Leaked screenshots showed the midfielder declaring that he had no desire to be Chinese, writing that he intended to take cash from the country, accompanied by demeaning racial and sexual insults.