Brazil boss Dunga has caused controversy in his homeland with some seemingly racist remarks in his side's pre-match press conference ahead of the Copa America quarter-final against Paraguay on Saturday.
The former World Cup-winning midfielder was referring to the constant criticism he receives from some sections of the media and the public when he compared the "beating" to which he is subjected to the punishment handed out to Brazilians of African descent.
"I have taken so much beating that I even sometimes think I am of African descent," Dunga said. "They look at me and say: 'let's beat him over there'. Without notion, without anything, they say 'I don't like him' and they start beating me."
Dunga's crass comparison caused a backlash on social media, and the head coach later apologised via a statement on the Brazilian Football Confederation's website.
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