Racism in Football

squallkid

In light of the Suarez/Evra and Terry issues, Serbian fans and now Jason Roberts with the Kick it out campaign, thought this needed a thread.

Is Racism in football really as bad as the media make it out to be?

To my mind and this might just be me, but I don't think Terry or Suarez are racists, I just think they are two despicable cunts who will say and do anything to wind someone up, even if it means mentioning race.

As for the Serbian fans, well that was pathetic and even more pathetic by UEFA to not do anything major about it.

Thoughts?

MuswellHillGooner

Society and government have far more power than football and that's the determining factor here

Bold Tone

Can anyone beat this? Bit long but just start at 5:30

Biggus

Dules, you're a big fan of NASCAR what do you think of Soul Glow?

Qwiss

Muswell Hill Gooner wrote:
Society and government have far more power than football and that's the determining factor here

They do but the FA, UEFA and FIFA have to take responsibility for what happens at football matches.

Have to say I usually hate Rio Ferdinand but I thought he was dead right not to wear the "kick racism out" t-shirt if he felt like it was bullshit.

MuswellHillGooner

Thing is when i see the paltry fines handed out, by UEFA especially, to these mainly "backward" Eastern European clubs who always defend their ignorant fans, it makes me wonder.
BTW i agree with you on the Rio issue

Ray

If the head of FIFA thinks a racism can be forgotten with a handshake then it shows that although football claims to want to eradicate racism it is actually just something to talk about. Isnt it racist from the fa that Suarez the foreigner gets a 7 game ban whilst terry for the same offence gets 4.

MuswellHillGooner

You are also right and i am guilty of the same thing as i only mentioned "backward Eastern European clubs" when similar (probably less blatant due to society) shit happens in Western Europe and even in the Premiership as you pointed out

Klaus

qs! wrote:
Have to say I usually hate Rio Ferdinand but I thought he was dead right not to wear the "kick racism out" t-shirt if he felt like it was bullshit.

Yep. You have to wonder why it's okay to ban fans for decades from football stadiums for expressing racist views when all the players get for the same offense is a small fine and a couple of weeks off from national competitions with full pay. The whole business with Terry's trial being moved to after the Euros must've hit a nerve too. I dislike Ferdinand but I can understand where he's coming from when he thinks they're a bunch of fucking hypocrites.

Biggus

It's like everything, it's all just box ticking because somebody has to be seen doing something.......

flobaba

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1286970/ac-milan%27s-boateng-walks-off-pitch-over-racism?cc=5901

Meatwad

racism is best displayed out in the open.

Burnwinter

Sepp Blatter's a disgrace.

Tony Montana

What did Sepp do or say?

Biggus

He said that players should just shake hands and get on with it.

Bold Tone

Sepp Blatter says AC Milan wrong to walk off in face of racism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20926787
Even Berlusconi, a right winger, disagreed with him
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20935703
As expected he has since flip-flopped
http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1981323/?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_about_fifa

Biggus

Platini is a disgrace too.

Rex

Why Gus?

Biggus

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18338838

Mirth

That's just stupid, there is too much pressure on a referee to make that call. He'd no doubt be chewed out by FIFA and UEFA for making a call like that and 'casting the game in disrepute',