Updated June 10th, 2020 at 12:31 IST
Who is Aleksandar Katai's wife? Tea Katai's social media controversy surrounding racism
LA Galaxy agreed to mutually part ways with Aleksandar Katai after racist comments from his wife and MLS fans asked the question - Who is Aleksandar Katai wife?
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LA Galaxy released Aleksandar Katai after the MLS outfit in May after the club found after a series of racist and violent posts by the Serbian star's wife, Tea Katai. Aleksandar Katai wife, Tea Katai made headlines earlier this week amid the George Floyd protests in the USA and mocked the Black Lives Matter campaign. However, social media users were puzzled as to 'Who is Aleksandar Katai wife?'. Apart from wanting to know the answer to 'Who is Aleksandar Katai wife?' MLS fans also wanted to know what Tea Katai posted.
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Who is Aleksandar Katai wife? What did Tea Katai post?
The answer to the question - 'Who is Aleksandar Katai wife?' is quite simple. Tea Katai is the wife of Serbian international winger Aleksandar Katai. Tea and Aleksandar Katai have one son together who was born in 2017. Tea Katai made headlines when she posted a number of racist and violent messages on social media in relation to the George Floyd protests. The racist comments made by Tea Katai led to LA Galaxy parting ways with Tea's husband, Aleksandar Katai.
Wednesday: Aleksandar Katai’s wife Tea Katai calls the Los Angeles protestors “Disgusting cattle,” saying, “Kill the s**ts.”
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy)
Thursday: LA Galaxy fans protest outside the stadium demanding Katai’s release.
Friday: LA Galaxy release the Serbian winger from his contract. pic.twitter.com/iFPhneLLr6
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Who is Aleksandar Katai wife? Tea Katai controversy
Tea Katai reportedly insulted the protests made by the African-American community in relation to George Floyd's death. On Wednesday, June 3, Tea took to Instagram and in Serbian, stated that the protesters on the streets must be 'killed' while labelling them 'disgusting cattle'. The stories were soon deleted but the damage was already done as fans took screengrabs of the posts. LA Galaxy issued a statement on Tea's comments and posts, explaining the club will not tolerate any racism.
The LA Galaxy have parted ways with Aleksandar Katai. pic.twitter.com/mcu0fTreC8
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy)
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Who is Aleksandar Katai wife? LA Galaxy terminate Aleksandar Katai's contract
On June 5, LA Galaxy issued a statement revealing they will 'mutually part ways' with Aleksandar Katai following the comments made by his wife, Tea. Aleksandar Katai joined LA Galaxy earlier this year and made only two appearances for the Western Conference side. Aleksandar Katai himself took to social media to apologise on his wife's behalf explaining that he stands with the African-American community in the fight against racism.
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Published June 10th, 2020 at 12:31 IST