Zak Van Burger 0 Posted May 31, 2013 From the latest FIFA rules regarding Racism and Discrimination:Under the heading "Zero Tolerance"For a first or a minor offence, the sanctions of awarning, a fine and/or the playing of a match behindclosed doors shall be applied.Can anyone see the problem? [:$] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
star_manic 0 Posted May 31, 2013 i think the word you underlined is what you mean. when is racism not racism? when it''s minor racism. Jeez. does this mean racially abusing a young person?[:@] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted May 31, 2013 The U21 tournament being in Israel flies in the face of their supposed "anti racism" rules.Whatever your politics, the country CONTINUES to violate international law. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz06 0 Posted May 31, 2013 I think what UEFA and FIFA mean is that if a foreign club (Mainly Barca or Madrid) commit a racial offence it will only be classed as "minor" and if it''s an English club they''ll throw the book at them!Just like with this whole tapping up of Bale from Perez at the moment. If that was an English club UEFA wouldn''t allow it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul moy 235 Posted May 31, 2013 [quote user="Grant Holts 3 year contract"]The U21 tournament being in Israel flies in the face of their supposed "anti racism" rules.Whatever your politics, the country CONTINUES to violate international law. [/quote]Let''s hope the football grounds etc are out of range of random Hamas rocket attacks from Palestine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted May 31, 2013 [quote user="paul moy"][quote user="Grant Holts 3 year contract"]The U21 tournament being in Israel flies in the face of their supposed "anti racism" rules.Whatever your politics, the country CONTINUES to violate international law. [/quote]Let''s hope the football grounds etc are out of range of random Hamas rocket attacks from Palestine. [/quote]Lets hope that Israel stops oppressing people for the duration of the football tournament...I hear that the state is planning on building more settlements on Palestinian land... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 739 Posted May 31, 2013 Minor incident - one fan alone shouts a racist comment at a player. Player overhears it, reports it. If the club acts swiftly in dealing with the racist fan, if there are no reports of other fans getting involved in the racist chant, if in fact other fans actually shout down the racist fan, and generally the club''s fans are very well behaved, should the action of that one fan result in the club having to play behind closed doors? If, on the other hand, you''ve got 5000 fans in a particular section all chanting racist abuse, then it is entirely fair for the club to suffer as a result. The club either then takes drastic action and/or the fans learn to keep their bigoted views to themselves for the good of the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites