LA Galaxy player is booted from team after wife called for ‘disgusting cattle’ George Floyd protesters to be killed
A LA Galaxy player has been booted from the team after his wife called for "disgusting cattle" George Floyd protesters to be killed.
Midfielder Aleksandar Katai's has "mutually agreed to part ways" with the team, the Galaxy announced in a statement on Friday.
The 29-year-old player's wife, Tea Katai, was slammed earlier this week for referring to protesters as "disgusting cattle" and calling for them to be killed in since-deleted comments.
On Wednesday, the team released an initial statement which read: "Earlier today, the LA Galaxy were made aware of a series of racist and violent social media posts by Tea Katai, the wife of LA Galaxy midfielder Aleksandar Katai.
"The LA Galaxy strongly condemned the social posts and requested their immediate removal.
"The LA Galaxy stands firmly against racism of any kind, including that which suggests violence or seeks to demean the efforts of those in pursuit of racial equality.
"The LA Galaxy stand with communities of color, and especially the Black community, in the protests and fight against systemic racism, social inequality, bigotry and violence."
In the statement, the team said that they would be holding a meeting with Katai on Thursday to "determine next steps."
On the day of their meeting, Aleksander released a statement on Instagram.
"The posts made by my wife, Tea Katai, on her social media platforms were unacceptable.
"These views are not ones that I share and are not tolerated in my family."
"I strongly condemn white supremacy, racism and violence towards people of color. . This is a mistake from my family and I take full responsibility."
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Demonstrators throughout the have been protesting for over a week following the death of .
The 46-year-old died last Monday in after was filmed kneeling on his neck during an arrest.
over the death of Floyd, with Chauvin set to face the more serious charge of second-degree murder.