RACISM+IN+SPORT

**[|a very good example from a player] **
 * Does racism exist within sport in your country?﻿ ** **[|very bad example : this racist blog complains aubout white players being ignored in ads !] **

[|**http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2011/02/22/une-footballeuse-camerounaise-sans-papiers-accuse-son-club-d-esclavagisme-moderne_1483745_3242.html#xtor=RSS-3208**] [|Football is a model for ethnocultural our society, preserve the scourge of racism.]

=By Wandrille, France:= =The football is sport or there is most racism. There is 90% of racism in football ([])=


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- A link to a very interesting report from the European council on the racism in the football european cup of 2008. It show how the different governments could find solution . the report ( Eric : combourg, france )

By Sofie & Tanja, Denmark:

As far as I'm concerned, there isn't racism in sport in Denmark. But I know, that people from other cultures in Denmark has their own teams with only people from their own culture, but I dont see that as racism, I just see that as if they want to do something together, just them, not other cultures. :-)

[|La Marseillaise has been booed during a soccer match France-Tunisia in 2008](Marie; Combourg, France)

[] : This is a article from “L'express” who describe racism in French sport. (By Laurine, France)

[] Article from the BBC, Decsribing alleged Racism as Black coaches are struggling in England

By Barbara, France
[|An ashamed streamer...]

In March 2008, at the beginning of a football match between the PSG(Paris Saint Germain) and the RC ( Racing Club) Lens which is a city in the North of the France, the PSG team supporters show a streamer, on which it's written : "Paedophile, unemployed persons, consanguineous : Welcome in the North". Those prejudices about northern people are ridiculous. It doesn't represent the mentality of all the supporters, juste a very little part of silly men, who counfound sport and personal opinion. Unhappily, that racist streamer was showed on TV in the whole France, and those racist supporters have became famous for their idiocy. They had to pay 15 000€ and went in jail for 2 years...to think about it.

[|the example]
By Lisa, France : A site was create to fight the racism in the football which is the most popular sport in the world. We should not hear racist comments on the ground and in stands. Indeed, the sport has for virtue to mix persons, we mustn't lose this strength. It's necessary to fight discriminations so that stadiums remain places of enjoyment, parties and conviviality. The french law punish the racism. A supporter author of racist acts can be forbidden by stadium during maximum three months, can be imprisoned during one year and have a 15 000 € fine or still be forbidden by stadium during five years. It depends on the gravity on the act. The club as for him risk to play a match closed to the public, to be removed points in classifications or to pay a fine. [|No to the racism in fooball]

** ﻿By Aline, Germany : **
Racism in sports has always been a big issue during the past years throughout the EC. There are always problems in stadiums. Whenever there are black or coloured players they get verbally and often physically attacked by whites. In Germany racism has a history – we are not proud about this. But today Germany is trying hard to change and is trying hard to show that Germans have changed, although there are still racist strongholds in stadiums. In my opinion sport is an excellent means to get into contact with other people and other nations. Sport is important because it connects people and it enables young and old people to find new friends. I think it is horrible to discriminate against others and to segregate others only because they have another colour of the skin. The colour of the skin does not tell anything about the character of that specific person. Imagine the same thing would happen to white-skinned people. We would hate it and we would not understand it! Racism was strong in the past, but we do hope that we can rightfully say that we are on a way to the better.

The Italian sports tribunal sentenced "Juve" because of racism of their football fans. Juve asks for more police officers and security forces The Italian football record holder Juventus Turin has often been in the headlines because of racist insults by Juve fans. Fanatics of Juventus Turin offended players with a dark colour of their skin. They severely offended and verbally attacked especially Mario Balotelli, now Manchester United and Italian National Team player. Balotelli is the son of Ghanaian immigrants, but he was born in Italy and raised in Italy by Italian foster parents. After a decision of the sports tribunal Juve had to play behind closed doors, only season- ticket holders were allowed in. No tickets for the Cup quarter-finals in Milan with Inter Milan were sold to Turin’s fans. In order to prevent offenses and abusive chants in the future they wish to increase the number of police officers and security forces. "This is a decision that we accept and welcome”, said Juve's marketing director Marco Fassone. "From our problems everybody can learn.

By Anna, Germany

By Anne-Sophie, France:

Sport has a potential extraordinary. He has the capacity of put in relation people, learn to them to respect common rules. But sometimes he strengthens some stereotypes such as the black more athletic than the white for example. We must fight discriminations by helping the sport to realize his potential of diversity. [|racism in sport]

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Jesse Owens was a coloured track athlete who specilised in running the 100m and competing in the long jump. Owens rose to fame for all the wrong reasons, during 1936 at the Olympic games in Berlin. At this time, coloured and white people were deemed different and were deemed to have different rights to eachother meaning that some govenrments insisted that the two rases should be seperated. Owens attracted attention during these Olympics games for being one of the most contraversal winner of an Olympic event for the social activity at that time. Owens was also disgarded by the American Government, not allowing him to recieve a telegram for his medal from the President. ======

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Showing it is not all negative towards coloured athlets, Owens was approached by Adi Dassler, the founder of Adidas shoes and made the first african-american to be sponsered. Also the President of America Dwight D. Einenhower, honored Owens by naming him an "Ambassador of Sport" ======

By Michael Duncan
By Marjorie, France. "Because she has been an upsurge in racist conduct on the playing fields that the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) was sent yesterday to the 47 countries of Europe. His goal? Some guidance to governments to combatracism more effectively. Two days before the International Day forthe Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the ECRI publishes its recommendations." Indeed, after many accidents in stadiums, mostly during football games, the European Union puts in place rules to eliminate such discrimination. The title of this article is: "The recommendations ofEurope against racism in sport." Because according to ECRI, it isnow essential to recognize racism as a major problem in sport.

by Aron Vilkhou, England. in england there is alot of racism and violence in sport, but it is being reduced, most of it isnt really to do with the sport but with the fans, an example of this would be a football fan for West Ham United. His name was Carrol Pennant, he was an orphan and was also black, he was bullied for this and also because he had a girls' name, he was introduced into football and was starting to become violent (mind you this was the 70's and 80's when "football hooligans" were a major problem in England and Margaret Thatcher, was trying to stop this) He liked to be called "Cass" (after an english boxer) and he joined what is known as a "firm" and his "firm" was the toughest in London; they were the ICF (inter city firm) and they were all West Ham fans. He was in many big fights in and out of stadiums, an example was with Leeds United fans in 1993.He also was arrested twice, once when he first got into a fight at 14 and then during another riot. Eventually a gang from Islington (North London) shot him and shouted racist abuse at him... (this is why he started to be violent remember) he changed after he was shot, he still survived and he has written many books and a film about his life and "football hooligans". He now lives a peacefull life and has a wife and children. This shows how serious racism in sport is, it leads to riots/violence and also affects fans. this is part of the "firm", Cass is the larger black male in the green jacket near the center