Tag: Racial Abuse
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Football fan jailed over racial abuse on Facebook
Football fan jailed over racial abuse on Facebook
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Bulgaria coach resigns after racist taunts at England
Bulgaria’s Krasimir Balakov resigned as coach of the Bulgarian national football team on Friday, drawing the consequences from a racism scandal engulfing his squad. “I said that if I’m the problem with Bulgarian football, I won’t think about it for a minute and submit my resignation,’’ state television quoted him as saying. In the Euro…
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Bulgarian football chief resigns after England racial abuse
The president of the Bulgaria Football Union, Borislav Mihaylov, has resigned. Bulgaria Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called for him to quit on Tuesday after the racist abuse of England players in the Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia. Monday’s match, which England won 6-0, was stopped twice because of racist behaviour by home fans, which included…
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Racism: England can walk off in Euro 2020 qualifiers
England could walk off the pitch if they hear racist abuse in the stands during their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Several incidents of racist abuse have blighted the Premier League this season while Monday’s match with Bulgaria will be played in a partially closed stadium because of the host…
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EPL: Chelsea ban fan for life over racial abuse
English Premiership League side, Chelsea has banned a supporter for life for hurling racial abuse at players during last season’s Premier League home match against Manchester City, the club said on Tuesday. City’s Raheem Sterling was a target of abuse from fans near the touch line during the game, in an incident widely covered in…
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Racial abuse: I’m proud to be black, says Raheem Sterling
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling says he is proud to be black and has urged other footballers to speak up on the issue of racism in the sport. Sterling, 24, has received praise for his public stance against racism this season, after accusing the media of “fuelling” the problem with their portrayal of young black…
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Juve’s Kean says goal celebration was best response to racist abuse
Juventus forward Moise Kean has stood by his goal celebration, saying it was the best way to answer racism. Some had blamed the goal celebration for the 19-year-old suffering alleged racist abuse in Tuesday’s Serie A match at Cagliari. Meanwhile, European football’s anti-discrimination watchdog FARE described racism in football as the “Italian epidemic” and said…
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Racism is everywhere – Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has said “racism is everywhere” following the alleged racial abuse of Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling in a game at Stamford Bridge. A police investigation is under way into an incident involving Sterling during City’s 2-0 Premier League loss to Chelsea on Saturday. “Racism is everywhere, it’s not just in football,” said Guardiola…
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Chinese player accused of racially abusing Demba Ba is banned
A Chinese Super League footballer who is accused of racially abusing former Newcastle and Chelsea striker Demba Ba has been banned for six games. Changchun Yatai midfielder Zhang Li “interfered with the normal order of the game, causing chaos and adverse social impact”, the Chinese FA said. But there was no reference to racial abuse…
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Russia to cooperate with FIFA probe into racist chants during France friendly
Russia will cooperate with a FIFA investigation into racist abuse directed at French players by Russian fans during a pre-World Cup friendly last month, a Russian soccer official said on Monday. Alexei Smertin, the Russian Football Union’s anti-discrimination inspector, said global soccer’s governing body had informed it about the launch of an investigation into the…