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That's not an example. And, there has been pretty strong and large persecutions of football clubs for actions which their fans did in the middle of a crowded stadium. FIFA rules - without even justice taking action, FIFA kicks the butt of such clubs whose fans go out of civilized limits.



The fact that you speak about FIFA in a positive light tells me you’ve never seen a football game, let alone been to a football stadium where racist abuse is being hurled. In Italy it’s especially bad, with banana peels being thrown on the pitch to abuse black players. FIFA doesn’t do anything about this. They take a “see no evil” approach to individual instances while professing to “kick out racism”.

You seem to think football is a niche sport in Europe. It’s not. It’s by far the most popular one. If racism is endemic in it, that indicates a wider malaise. Don’t try to excuse it by saying “no only a minority of fans…”

Please, just stop talking on a subject you’re clearly out of your depth on. And please stop this nonsense about racism only existing in America. It’s just not true.


Yeah, definitely i have never been to a football game, let alone have been to a football stadium. Good job divining that out about a random stranger on internet. What a discovery.

And then you moved on to build an entire argument about your false divination, making your arguments totally baseless.

You dont need another person to discuss - you seem to be capable of just making up arguments for the other person. So i wont be replying to your argument since you can continue making arguments and replying to them yourself. Good day.


And yet the flying of Mussolini flags at Italian football games is increasing...

Tell me how Italy isn't civilized though, please.

Edit: The most watched/participated in global sport isn't representative? You're not exactly selling me on your argument here.


"They are increasing" -> That should be why the vote percentage of far right in Europe stays at 10% at all times.

This is before the fact that a 'Mussolini flag' does not target any ethnicity, religion, nationality, minority or the like.

Try flying a Nazi flag in a football game Germany and see what will happen to your club.


Of course the most extreme example is going to be the most policed.

But lots of other European countries are struggling with issues of race and religion in public life. Whether it's Greece or Denmark or elsewhere.




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