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Luis Suarez, Neymar And Sergio Aguero Post Pictures With Bananas In Support Of Barcelona's Dani Alves (PICTURES)

PICTURES: Luis Suarez, Neymar And Sergio Aguero Go Bananas
Elliot Wagland
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Barcelona defender Dani Alves has been receiving support from sporting royalty and the Italian Prime Minister in the most unlikely way after the banana throwing incident.

Liverpool's Luis Suarez, Barcelona's Neymar, Manchester City's Sergio Aguero and Zenit Saint Petersburg's Hulk have all posted pictures of themselves posing with or eating bananas, with Yaya Toure, Bacary Sagna, Mario Balloteli, Fernandinho and boxer Wladimir Klitschko tweeted his support.

Even the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Italian national football team coach Cesare Prandelli shared a banana in solidarity.

The racist incident happened during Barcelona's match against Villarreal on Sunday, when a banana was thrown onto the pitch towards Dani Alves as he went to take a corner, he then picked it up, peeled it back and ate it.

Speaking after the match Alves said "We have suffered this in Spain for some time, you have to take it with a dose of humour. We aren't going to change things easily. If you don't give it importance, they don't achieve their objective."

He went on to say “I don’t know who it was, but thanks to whoever threw the banana, the potassium gave me the energy for the two crosses which led to a goal,”

The world unites in viral banana campaign for Dani Alves
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (01 of21)
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Mario Balloteli tweeted '#WeAreAllMonkeys, #NoToRacism. Siamo tutti scimmie!'
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (02 of21)
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Robert Lewandowski tweeted this imageRespect @danid2ois ! #weareallmonkeys #saynotoracism
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (03 of21)
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Fernandinho posted this image with sonGood morning to every monkeys of the world...And for others animals as well
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (04 of21)
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Bacary Sanga tweeted this imageStruggling to sleep after tonight’s game.. this banana might help :-) @danid2ois #weallmonkeys #Notoracism
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (05 of21)
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Yaya Toure's tweet simply had a hashtag#NoToRacism
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (06 of21)
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Sergio Aguero tweeted With my colleague Marta from Brazil we say #NoToRacism. We are all equal.
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (07 of21)
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Neymar tweeted #somostodosmacacos #weareallmonkeys #somostodosmonos #totssommonos
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (08 of21)
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Luiz Suarez uploaded to Facebook 'With my colleague Phil Coutinho #somostodosiguales. #somostodosmacaco'
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (09 of21)
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Hulk posted this image with his family and friend holding bananas
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (10 of21)
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Julio Baptista posted this message to his Instagram account
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (11 of21)
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Boxer Wladimir Klitschko even tweeted his supportWhat an impressive statement! @DaniAlvesD2 #NoToRacism
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (12 of21)
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Paulinho, kaboul, Capoue and Adebayor all having a picture to #kickoutracism #weareallmonkeys
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (13 of21)
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Italian premier Matteo Renzi, left, and Italian national soccer team coach Cesare Prandelli share a banana in solidarity to Barcelona Brazilian player Dani Alves, during a ceremony in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2014. Alves, who is black, was about to take a corner in Sunday's 3-2 win at Villarreal's El Madrigal Stadium when a banana landed on the pitch in front of him. The Brazil international picked it up, peeled it and ate some of it before throwing the rest aside. After the match, Alves said humor was the best way to combat racism in sport. That sentiment has led fellow football players, officials and even political figures from around the globe to respond with solidarity by picturing themselves eating a banana. (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse) (credit:AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse)
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (14 of21)
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Lucas Moura shared this image
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (15 of21)
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Oscar, David Luiz and Willian shared a video
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (16 of21)
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Dani Alves' girlfriend Thaissa Carvalho with her banana
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (17 of21)
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Neymar's sister Rafaela (left)
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (18 of21)
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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (19 of21)
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Ex Barcelona defnder Eric Abidal
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (20 of21)
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Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos
Footballers, Prime Ministers, models and boxers show their support for Dani Alves (21 of21)
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Alex Song tweeted #weareallmonkeys #NOTORACISM @danialvesd2"

Alves' reaction harks back to the iconic late 80s image of Liverpool winger John Barnes silkily flicking a banana away at Goodison Park.

Barcelona went on to win the match 3-2 and trail Atlético Madrid by just four points in La Liga with Real Madrid in third.

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