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#1 ·
I know there is a neverending number of threads in XT on this issue but silence is the worst attitude towards this disgrace.

Now I just wonder if FIFA/UEFA will keep to their word and do what they said they would before the beginning of this season: act.
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Gerald Asamoah targeted by racist taunts

in BBC Football
09.09.2006


Ghana-born striker Gerald Asamoah was the target of racist taunts at a German Cup game.

The Schalke player, who is black and played for Germany at the World Cup, scored two and set up three goals in his team's 9-1 victory over Hansa Rostock's development team on Saturday.

"I thought these times were over," Asamoah said. "I felt hurt."

Asamoah has spoken in the past about receiving racist abuse at German stadiums. The number of incidents has decreased, but Rostock is where such incidents had occurred before.

The Rostock team's general manager personally apologized to Asamoah, who declined an offer by his coach to be substituted at half time.

"I wanted to go on playing and show them all," Asamoah said.

Asamoah was a member of Germany's World Cup squad and will return to Rostock for a friendly against Georgia on 7 October.

"Maybe they can make it up to him then," Schalke coach Mirko Slomka said.

The incident is likely to be investigated by the German Football Federation following new disciplinary regulations aimed at clamping down on racism in the game.

In June, Fifa warned it will suspend national associations who fail to impose the new tough rules that came into force in July.
 
#8 ·
ViscaBarcaInter said:
Don't get racism anywhere else, no? :rollani:
Booing black players only happens in europe. There can be isolated cases of racism elsewhere but the kind we are talking about only happens in Europe. We are talking organised form where this people even have a whole stand reserved for them. Sometimes it is more than 90% of the whole stadium booing. How sickening

I wonder what our Lazio friends are saying about those two guys I saw against Milan:rollani: How times change:eek:
 
#15 ·
Please, do not report every post of Calcio. I beg you.
We know Racism is everywhere. We also know the problem in europe seems more intense mostly because it is to europe where all the spotlight is, where all nations meet, where there is a major blending of player and nations, where the world's fragmentation and unity is represented at maximum. It give us great things, It give us bad things.
The problem of racism there are more intense? It seems so.
It is a contradiction to be anti-european to combat it? Yes.
So focus in what is worst.
 
#16 ·
JCamilo said:
Please, do not report every post of Calcio. I beg you.
We know Racism is everywhere. We also know the problem in europe seems more intense mostly because it is to europe where all the spotlight is, where all nations meet, where there is a major blending of player and nations, where the world's fragmentation and unity is represented at maximum. It give us great things, It give us bad things.
The problem of racism there are more intense? It seems so.
It is a contradiction to be anti-european to combat it? Yes.
So focus in what is worst.
Ok not all of them, but everyone in which he generalises or makes racial comments.
I'll go now cuz'this thread makes me puke.
 
#18 ·
If there is one thing that we can never eliminate (not only in football, but in all walks of life) its racism. Those chanting racist chants are morons, and unfortunately morons will always exist.
 
#19 ·
MutOofd said:
Ok not all of them, but everyone in which he generalises or makes racial comments.
I'll go now cuz'this thread makes me puke.
you've been banned from XT for a few weeks due to your racist taunting posts so no wonder that this thread upsets you.
 
#20 ·
the problem in europe seems more intense mostly because it is to europe where all the spotlight is, where all nations meet, where there is a major blending of player and nations, where the world's fragmentation and unity is represented at maximum. It give us great things, It give us bad things.
This is one, the second reason is that historically most european nations are not exposed to different races as America did for example, in their developement no civil rights movement happened there, simply it was not needed.
 
#21 ·
AMOROSO! said:
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Apparently, some people feel alright about playing often in Rostock. Which should probably tell you that an incident is an incident and generalising will not get you very far. 90% of the stadium booing? Jesus. :rolleyes:
I don't know if you noticed but this thread is not about Hansa Rostock's fans or about percentages.

This kind of attitude: "it's just a couple of morons" or "racism will always exist" is the exact reason for seeing Football (European or not), in the 21st century, being contaminated by bigotry, ignorance and intolerance.
 
#23 ·
Filipe Reis said:
This kind of attitude: "it's just a couple of morons" or "racism will always exist" is the exact reason for seeing Football (European or not), in the 21st century, being contaminated by bigotry, ignorance and intolerance.
We keep saying and hoping the racist bastards will be dealt with, but every season we keep hearing about incidents as this Asamoah one.

I, personally, have lost hope of getting rid of those who are destroying the beautiful game with racist chants. This racism problem have always existed in all walks of life, and if we are not able to sort it out in this day and age (2006), then when will we sort it out? 2050?
 
#24 ·
Jibril said:
We keep saying and hoping the racist bastards will be dealt with, but every season we keep hearing about incidents as this Asamoah one.

I, personally, have lost hope of getting rid of those who are destroying the beautiful game with racist chants. This racism problem have always existed in all walks of life, and if we are not able to sort it out in this day and age (2006), then when will we sort it out? 2050?
Maybe if you read about the history of football you will realise that things concerning racism are now slightly different from what they were 20, 30 or 50 years ago. Just to give you an example I can tell you that there was a time when black players were not allowed to play official football in a country like Brazil...so you can see what I mean.

Having said this there is still a lot to be done and surely it's not with an attitude of "it's always going to be there" that things will change.

I believe that if FIFA and UEFA start tackling this problem as seriously as they claim to be wanting to do, we might start to witness this kind of behaviour gradually becoming more rare in football stadia.