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Titolo: Tifosi "Europei", di male in peggio

Racist incidents must not be tolerated in Europe.
(Monday, December 6, 2004) -- So what's going on in soccer today? Are we
going back to the Stone Age?
Recently, England's black players, such as Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ashley
Cole, faced sickening monkey jibes and racial taunting at Madrid's famed
Bernabeu Stadium in what was meant to be a "friendly" game between England
and Spain. Even FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, said he would have supported the
English team if its players had walked off in protest. The racism spewing
out of the stadium's stands was blatantly stunning, making headlines
everywhere and was roundly condemned. But it didn't stop there.
A few days later, Roque Junior, a black player for Bayer Leverkusen, was
also a target of racist chanting at the Barnabeu in a game against Real
Madrid, as was Birmingham City's Dwight Yorke at an English Premier League
game. Can you believe this is happening in 2004? World governing body FIFA
and Europe's UEFA have to act quickly.
I mean what is racism anyway? Isn't it a failure to see the sacred in
everyone. Sadly, a number of fans in so-called sophisticated Europe lack
such education, whether it be spiritual, moral or intellectual. The people
spreading this vicious abuse must be banned from the game until they change
their ways, learn a lesson and come back with a better attitude. Sport must
bring us together, not divide us, and soccer is the one game that can really
unite the world, and often does.
What happened in Spain recently was in part instigated by Spanish coach Luis
Aragones' vile remarks concerning French star Thierry Henry. Aragones said
he was trying to motivate Arsenal and Spanish star Jose Antonio Reyes on the
training field when he told Reyes he was better than Henry, a "black piece
of (expletive)." The remarks were caught on TV and caused a firestorm.
Whatever Aragones was trying to do, he should have come out with a very
clear apology. Instead, he fumbled with his remarks and later attacked the
British for their colonial days, forgetting that Spain was once a colonial
power. That provoked the British tabloids to self-righteously gloat over
Aragones statements, as if the British scribes were immune from such
behavior.
Please! We all remember how some of the tabloids made nasty comments about
Germans when England played Germany in a World Cup qualifier not long ago.
But the fact is, if an English coach had said what Aragones had uttered he
would have been fired and sent packing in no time. The Spanish bosses should
have taken Aragones to the wood shed straight away. Instead, they tried to
clean up things by saying Aragones meant well, but was a "common" man,
whatever that means, and in doing so insulting all common men.
Now, Spain's soccer bosses have come to their senses and are investigating
the Aragones saga. Look, people make mistakes, we understand that. We should
say sorry and be forgiven. Isn't that the backbone of our civilization? You
want free speech, then go and scream at your bathroom mirror. You want
soccer, then come to the game and cheer the teams.
Spanish fans at a recent game between Real and Leverkusen were seen
bare-chested with tattoos of swastikas and Adolf Hitler, and making Nazi
salutes. Racism in soccer is not new. England's John Barnes faced racial
taunts when he played for England and Liverpool. There are photos of him
kicking away banana skins that were thrown at him. Earlier this year at the
Asian Cup in China, the Japanese players faced horrendous chants from a
large group of Chinese fans.
"Racism at football grounds in parts of Europe is on the rise," said former
England coach Terry Venables. "I cannot remember hearing the sort of abuse
thrown at England's players in Madrid this week when I managed in Spain
almost 20 years ago."
So what is going on? FIFA and UEFA have to act on these recent episodes. The
best punishment is to ban the offenders from the ground. If a team's fans
make racist chants, the team should play in front off an empty stadium.

 Racist incidents must not be tolerated in Europe.
ROTFL
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Ridi pure idiota. Gli USA erano razzisti 50 anni fa. Qui allo stadio nessuno 
si permette di ululare tipo scimmie e cose del genere...Povero pirla che 
sei... 

 genere...Povero pirla che sei...
senti, io avevo in programma un giretto negli steit l'anno prossimo.
ad esempio, io (bianco ed ariano) posso tranquillamente passeggiare con
la mia ragazza (bianca, ariana e fica) per le strade di Harlem ??
fammi sapere.
e senza darmi del pirla, possibilmente.

 ad esempio, io (bianco ed ariano)
Se non lo sapessi, gli Italiani non sono considerati "white" negli USA (non 
in tono razzista). Menchemeno "ariani".
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Texas Longhorns
non hai risposto.

> Massi (giallorosso) <<
- Swit rispondendo a Tinto: - "qua' quoto. Sono sicuramente piu'
centrale di te.... Quando avrai fatto il 10% di quello che ho fatto o
faccio io allora fammi un fischio..."

> e senza darmi del pirla, possibilmente.
Lillino,hai tagliato le gambe al povero texas, Se non può darti del pirla,mi
spieghi cosa mai riuscirebbe a dire???
Infatti non ha risposto....mirror climbing.
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 in tono razzista). Menchemeno "ariani".
Considerando che i puffi provengono dal belgio noi di che colore saremmo?
Ciao, Gionni
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 Ridi pure idiota. Gli USA erano razzisti 50 anni fa.
Azz, già 50 anni dalla rivolta di Los Angeles... E sì che io ne ho di meno e
l'ho vissuta in diretta...
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 venne in mente di
scrivere:
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ROTFL
Tu non puoi essere vero.
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 nessuno si permette di ululare tipo scimmie e cose del genere..
Certo. Al limite ti bombardano un po'...
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