Archive for the 'Racism' Category

April 27th, 2009

Seedorf And Mourinho Take On Balotelli Racism At Juventus

Nine days after the incident that led to Juventus playing their next home match in an empty stadium after their supporters were found guilty of verbally and racially abusing Mario Balotelli, Clarence Seedorf and Inter Milan head coach Jose Mourinho have come out in the press with a very, very interesting take on the situation, one that is a must ...
February 22nd, 2009

Soccer Players = Terrorism?

Wow....
February 10th, 2009

England United In Stand Against Racism

Following the abuse received at the Santiago Bernabeu back in 2004, England players have today announced they are united in supporting a decision to walk off the pitch in unison if the racism is repeated. (more...)
January 2nd, 2009

Shame on AirTran

It probably took about 1.1 seconds for their cell phone voicemails to fill up. AirTran may be bankrupt after the settlement on this. "...I guess by association they deemed us unfit to fly their airline..." The Irfan family and my man Abdul Aziz don't have to worry about the recession we are in. AirTrans statement: (more...)
December 4th, 2008

Two Fans Arrested For Chants Aimed At Mido

Middlesbrough Police have confirmed the arrest of two away "supporters" following the Tees - Tyne derby between Middlesbrough and Newcastle last weekend after Egyptian striker Mido was subjected to Islamic / Racist chants while warming up for the second year in a row. (more...)
November 9th, 2008

Bremen Fans Force Nazi Supporters To Leave

Werder Bremen fans became even more unified during Saturday's 0 - 0 draw against Bochum after forcing the removal of a section so - called supporters that displayed a Nazi "explicit flag". On Sunday, Bremen General Manager Klaus Allofs acknowledged and congratulated the club's die - hards saying, "Some of our so-called supporters are Nazis and have ...
November 3rd, 2008

Pape Diouf And Marseille Unhappy With UEFA’s Atletico Ban

Olympique Marseille President Pape Diouf has expressed his anger and disappointment following UEFA's original 3 match European home ground ban against La Liga and Champions League side Atletico Madrid being reduced to just one game, the November 26th match against PSV and another deferred for two years. Via SkySports "If there is a sanction ...
November 1st, 2008

UEFA Rules Vicente Calderon To Be Empty For Champions League

UEFA ruled on Friday that Atletico Madrid will be forced to play their next UEFA Champions League match November 26th against PSV in an empty Vicente Calderon Stadium after investigating claims of fan racism and violence during the October 1st match against Ligue1 side Marseille. Mexican born head coach Javier Aguirre was also banned for the next ...