Video: Fan Throws Banana at Dani Alves, So He Eats It

Late in Barcelona's match against Villarreal, a fan threw a banana at Brazilian Dani Alves as he was about to take a corner. 

In what has historically been a show of racism, Alves calmly scoffed at the offending move, picked up the banana, took a bite of it and took his corner kick. 

Alves 1. Racism 0. 

A banana was thrown on the pitch as Dani Alves went to take a corner. He picked it up and ate it. Like a boss. No to racism.

— Jen Evelyn (@JenFCB) April 27, 2014

In the aftermath, Alves opened up about the incident. 

Alves on the banana incident: "I've been here 11 years and I've been suffering this the whole time, so I just face it with humour".

— AS English (@English_AS) April 27, 2014

Teammate Neymar showed his support for Alves and made his stand against racism on Instagram afterward. 

Neymar - "We are all monkeys" pic.twitter.com/f7T8d1h23K

— 101 Great Goals (@102greatgoals) April 27, 2014

Sky later reported that Villarreal banned the offending fan. 

Villarreal issue life ban to fan who threw banana at Barcelona's Dani Alves #SSN

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 28, 2014