Tag: Racism
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Players should stage sit-down protests against racism – Capello
Footballers in Italy’s Serie A should stage sit-down protests on the pitch if there is racist chanting during a match, former Juventus coach Fabio Capello suggested on Monday. Italian football has struggled to stop racist behaviour by fans. The problem returned to the spotlight on Boxing Day when Napoli’s Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly was taunted…
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Newspapers fuel racism, says Raheem Sterling
Newspapers are helping to “fuel racism” by the ways in which they portray young black footballers, says Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling. Sterling, 24, posted on social media a day after suffering alleged racist abuse from Chelsea fans during City’s 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea and the Metropolitan Police are investigating the allegations. All…
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Russian club deny racism after cancelling deal for black player
Russian third-tier side Torpedo Moscow have cancelled plans to sign defender Erving Botaka-Yobama – denying that they have done so because he is black. Torpedo faced fan protests after announcing the signing of Botaka-Yobama – who is Russian and Congolese descent – last Saturday. The club said the deal for the 19-year-old, a former Torpedo…
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Swiss court fines man $4,000 for ‘liking’ defamatory posts on Facebook
Be very careful what you “like” on Facebook. A court in Switzerland has convicted a man on several counts of defamation after he “liked” libellous comments on the social media platform. The court in Zurich found that the man indirectly endorsed and further distributed the comments by using the ubiquitous Facebook “like” button. The man,…