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Racism in English football is the abuse of players, officials, and fans because of their skin colour, nationality, or ethnicity.Some may also be targeted because of their association with an opposing team, but there have also been instances of individuals being targeted by their own fans.
Racism in German football is much more subtle than in other parts of Europe; monkey chanting have been replaced with codes, such as the number 88, which stands for "HH" or "Heil Hitler" ("H" is the eighth letter of the alphabet in both German and English).
But there’s a crucial backstory from a few years ago. After losing the final of Euro 2020 to Italy in a penalty shootout in July 2021, three of the English team’s Black stars — Marcus ...
Non-white football players in Europe are frequently stereotyped in a racialised manner. [9] In response to these incidents, numerous anti-racism organisations have been formed, including Show Racism the Red Card, established in 1996. [10] Other organisations include Football Against Racism in Europe and Racism Breaks the Game. [11] [12] [13]
FIFA wants all 211 national federations to make racist abuse a disciplinary offense, and designate a crossed hands gesture by victims to alert referees to abuse. The crossed hands gesture was made ...
The leaders of English soccer asked the heads of Facebook and Twitter on Thursday to show “basic human decency” by taking more robust action to eradicate racism and for users' identities to be ...
Kick It Out was established as a campaign with the brand name 'Let's Kick Racism Out of Football' in 1993 and as an organisation in 1997. The organisation works within the football, educational and community sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and work for positive change.
If Sanjay Bhandari was in any doubt about a key challenge he faces leading English soccer’s anti-racism body Kick It Out, it was confirmed by abusive social media posts reacting to his appointment.