Infantino urges stronger fight against racism England match
5 years, 2 months ago

Infantino urges stronger fight against racism England match

The Hindu  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for "new, stronger and more effective ways to eradicate racism in football" after England players were subjected to abuse in Bulgaria. FIFA pledged to extend any sanctions imposed by UEFA worldwide and Infantino, who previously fronted European football's governing body, suggested now is the time for football to take a harder line against racism, including life bans for any perpetrators. Infantino added: "I call on all football governing bodies to join us and think together of new, stronger and more effective ways to eradicate racism in football. UEFA's three-step procedure to deal with racist incidents was partially enacted during Monday's match, with the initial stoppage coming after England players reported chants to the referee and an announcement calling for the abuse to cease was made over the stadium's public address system.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino Condemns 'Abhorrent' Racism During Football Matches in Italy and England
11 months, 2 weeks ago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino Condemns 'Abhorrent' Racism During Football Matches in Italy and England

News 18  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and “automatic forfeits” for teams whose supporters hurl “abhorrent” abuse, following racist incidents in Italy and England on Saturday. “The players affected by Saturday’s events have my undivided support.” Fans aimed monkey chants at AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan during Milan’s dramatic 3-2 win at Udinese, with …

FIFA stress ‘zero-tolerance policy’ as friendlies abandoned over racism claims
1 year, 6 months ago

FIFA stress ‘zero-tolerance policy’ as friendlies abandoned over racism claims

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy FIFA will take a “zero tolerance” approach if …

Soccer authorities move toward tougher sanctions for racial abuse over last decade
1 year, 7 months ago

Soccer authorities move toward tougher sanctions for racial abuse over last decade

Associated Press  

GENEVA — When Kevin-Prince Boateng walked off the field to protest being racially abused by an opposing team’s fans a decade ago, he set soccer authorities on a path toward tougher sanctions in cases of discrimination. COURT CASES Despite a push for tougher sanctions for teams when fans racially abuse players, a 2003 ruling from the Court of Arbitration for …

Soccer authorities move toward tougher sanctions for racial abuse over last decade
1 year, 7 months ago

Soccer authorities move toward tougher sanctions for racial abuse over last decade

The Independent  

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Infantino offers support to Vinicius Jr after racism row
1 year, 7 months ago

Infantino offers support to Vinicius Jr after racism row

The Hindu  

Football governing body FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino expressed his support for Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr after he called La Liga and Spain “racist” after receiving racial slurs from fans in Sunday’s game at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium. Vincius Jr received a wave of support after the incident, including from Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Real Madrid manager …

Full solidarity: FIFA president Gianni Infantino offers support to Vinicius Jr after racism row
1 year, 7 months ago

Full solidarity: FIFA president Gianni Infantino offers support to Vinicius Jr after racism row

India Today  

FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his support for Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr after the player faced racial slurs from fans during a match at Valencia's Mestalla Stadium. In response, Infantino released a statement emphasising FIFA's solidarity with the player and condemning racism both in football and society. The incident involving Vinicius has attracted widespread attention, with Brazil President Luiz …

FIFA’s Infantino shows support for Umtiti, Banda after racist abuse
2 years ago

FIFA’s Infantino shows support for Umtiti, Banda after racist abuse

The Hindu  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called on fans to “shut up all the racists” after Lecce defender Samuel Umtiti and team-mate Lameck Banda were subjected to racial abuse during their home game against Lazio on Wednesday. Home fans chanted Umtiti’s name to drown out the abuse and Lecce president Saverio Sticchi Damiani said the French World Cup winner, who is on …

England FUME over FIFA's plea to keep quiet and focus on football
2 years, 2 months ago

England FUME over FIFA's plea to keep quiet and focus on football

Daily Mail  

The FA and other European countries are planning a robust response to FIFA after being told by president Gianni Infantino to stick to talking about football during the World Cup. The English FA, as well as 12 other European nations, will produce a joint-statement this weekend in response to FIFA's plea for teams at the World Cup to focus on …

Gianni Infantino’s remark on African migrants labelled ‘completely unacceptable’
2 years, 11 months ago

Gianni Infantino’s remark on African migrants labelled ‘completely unacceptable’

The Independent  

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Infantino faces dissent on call with European football heads
3 years, 2 months ago

Infantino faces dissent on call with European football heads

Associated Press  

If Gianni Infantino was in any doubt how divisive his rule of world football has become, it was revealed to the FIFA president during an hour-long video call with leaders of European federations. “We trusted you to create an organization that transcends the divisions and brings unity,” Răzvan Burleanu, the Romanian Football Federation president who sits on the FIFA Council, …

Repeat racism offenders should be kicked out of international football, says Bale
3 years, 4 months ago

Repeat racism offenders should be kicked out of international football, says Bale

The Hindu  

Wales captain Gareth Bale on Saturday called for countries whose fans are repeat racism offenders to be banned from international football after reported abuse towards England's Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham against Hungary in Budapest on Thursday. Speaking ahead of his side's World Cup qualifier against Belarus on Sunday, the Real Madrid winger questioned the long investigations that habitually follow …

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino cautious about imposing sanctions on Super League clubs, says he prefers 'dialogue to conflict'
3 years, 8 months ago

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino cautious about imposing sanctions on Super League clubs, says he prefers 'dialogue to conflict'

Firstpost  

Infantino said there were many possible avenues to promote “economic stability” and “competitive balance” in football. Lausanne: FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he is not in favour of sanctions against the 12 clubs that tried to launch a European Super League, preferring “dialogue” on football reform. “By punishing a club, for example, you are also punishing players, coaches and fans, …

Football united behind Infantino, says leading FIFA official
4 years, 4 months ago

Football united behind Infantino, says leading FIFA official

The Hindu  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the subject of criminal proceedings in Switzerland, enjoys the unconditional support of football associations around the world, the global soccer body's general secretary Fatma Samoura said on Friday. Swiss authorities said last month that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor looking into meetings he had with Swiss Attorney General …

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin lauds players like Raheem Sterling and Marcelo for taking political stance
4 years, 6 months ago

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin lauds players like Raheem Sterling and Marcelo for taking political stance

Firstpost  

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Wednesday praised footballers for taking a political stance and said the European football governing body’s own attempts to tackle racism in the game were “not enough.” Bern: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Wednesday praised footballers for taking a political stance and said the European football governing body’s own attempts to tackle racism in the game …

Taking players’ lead, UEFA seeks better anti-racism campaign
4 years, 6 months ago

Taking players’ lead, UEFA seeks better anti-racism campaign

The Hindu  

European soccer body UEFA wants to improve its campaigns promoting anti-racism and diversity after seeing several players make a big impact off the field. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin praised England forwards Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling, and Germany defender Jerome Boateng on Wednesday for "eading some of our most important international debates." READ| Sterling and Boateng have spoken out about …

Infantino: Fighting coronavirus is priority at the moment
4 years, 9 months ago

Infantino: Fighting coronavirus is priority at the moment

The Hindu  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, in a video statement, spoke about the current situation with coronavirus and its impact on football and how fighting the virus was the top priority at the moment. Football comes second, first we have to win this match against coronavirus and then we will deal with football matters," he added. Infantino's comments come a day after …

Ceferin promises tougher UEFA penalties to combat racism
5 years, 1 month ago

Ceferin promises tougher UEFA penalties to combat racism

The Hindu  

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has insisted his organisation is not blind to the scourge of racism and will implement stronger sanctions on clubs and countries. European football has been marred by a string of ugly episodes this season, from the monkey noises aimed at Inter striker Romelu Lukaku in a Serie A game against Cagliari to the racist abuse England …

Boris Johnson encouraging racism in football? Yes, says UEFA president
5 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson encouraging racism in football? Yes, says UEFA president

CNN  

CNN — Already trying to hold off his political rivals a week before the UK’s general election, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced criticism from one of the leading officials in European football for past comments calling women in burqas “letterboxes.” Speaking to the Daily Mirror at a time when racist incidents in football matches are seemingly on the rise, …

Serie A: Italian football vows to combat its racism problem
5 years, 1 month ago

Serie A: Italian football vows to combat its racism problem

CNN  

CNN — All of Italy’s top football clubs have promised to do more to tackle its “serious problem” with racism. The 20 teams in the country’s top division, Serie A, penned an open letter saying it was important to “publicly recognize” the issues facing the game after a number of incidents this season. Recently, Brescia striker Mario Balotelli said he …

UEFA's three-step protocol against racism has its merits, but leaves too many prickly questions unanswered
5 years, 2 months ago

UEFA's three-step protocol against racism has its merits, but leaves too many prickly questions unanswered

Firstpost  

UEFA’s three-step protocol in question does have its benefits and offers some amount of protection to players, there are far too many grey areas that need to be addressed and prickly questions to be answered very swiftly. UEFA had already ordered the partial closure of Bulgaria’s national stadium for the England match after racist behaviour by their fans in the …

UEFA president Ceferin calls for 'war on racists'
5 years, 2 months ago

UEFA president Ceferin calls for 'war on racists'

The Hindu  

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin called on the "football family" and governments to "wage war on the racists" after England players became the latest targets for sickening abuse. Ceferin launched a staunch defence on Tuesday of the governing body's approach to tackling racism and called for the large-scale response after the scenes that marred England's 6-0 win over Bulgaria. UEFA has …

Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Anti-racism body Kick It Out slams UEFA for failing to abandon Bulgaria-England clash following racist chants
5 years, 2 months ago

Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Anti-racism body Kick It Out slams UEFA for failing to abandon Bulgaria-England clash following racist chants

Firstpost  

Anti-racism organisation Kick It Out has criticised European football’s governing body UEFA for failing to abandon Monday’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria after England’s black players were subjected to monkey chants. London: Anti-racism organisation Kick It Out has criticised European football’s governing body UEFA for failing to abandon Monday’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria after England’s black players were subjected …

FIFA president lambasts Italian soccer for ‘hiding’ racism
5 years, 3 months ago

FIFA president lambasts Italian soccer for ‘hiding’ racism

Associated Press  

ROME — FIFA president Gianni Infantino lambasted Italian soccer authorities for “hiding the truth” about racism in a scathing assessment Tuesday following a complete lack of punishment after three cases of discriminatory chants during the four opening rounds of Serie A. Likewise, the Italian government’s new sports minister vowed to eliminate racism “with more severe and efficient sanctions.” “I will …

Gianni Infantino makes plea to 'kick racism out' of Italian football during FIFA Best Football Awards ceremony in Milan
5 years, 3 months ago

Gianni Infantino makes plea to 'kick racism out' of Italian football during FIFA Best Football Awards ceremony in Milan

Firstpost  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday made a plea to “kick racism out” of Italian football, during the FIFA Best Football Awards ceremony in Milan. Milan: FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday made a plea to “kick racism out” of Italian football, during the FIFA Best Football Awards ceremony in Milan. “Tonight is a night to celebrate, but we should …

Infantino urges action after racist abuse halts Serie A game
5 years, 3 months ago

Infantino urges action after racist abuse halts Serie A game

The Hindu  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Sunday the problem of racism in Italian football has “not improved” after a Serie A match between Atalanta and Fiorentina was halted for several minutes because of racist abuse of Brazilian Dalbert. Fiorentina defender Dalbert, 26, asked the referee to halt play after half an hour at the Stadio Ennio Tardini until a warning …

Serie A: Do not burden officials with racism problem, says chief of referees Marcello Nicchi
5 years, 4 months ago

Serie A: Do not burden officials with racism problem, says chief of referees Marcello Nicchi

The Hindu  

The president of the Italian Referees' Association has called for stadiums to be shut and individuals jailed to combat racism, but said it should not be down to match officials to deal with the issue. Marcello Nicchi waded into the debate around racism in Italian football that reared its head again when Romelu Lukaku was abused by Cagliari fans during …

Racism a systemic issue in Italian football - Fare
5 years, 4 months ago

Racism a systemic issue in Italian football - Fare

The Hindu  

Racism is a systemic issue in Italian football and authorities must do more to protect players, according to the Fare network. Inter striker Romelu Lukaku was targeted by monkey chants as he prepared to take a penalty in a Serie A game away to Cagliari on Sunday. "We have been appalled to see yet another incident of racism in Italy …

Kompany urges diverse football governance to tackle racism
5 years, 4 months ago

Kompany urges diverse football governance to tackle racism

The Hindu  

Vincent Kompany believes football must ensure diversity at administrative levels if it is to effectively address the problem of racism. Kompany's Belgium team-mate Romelu Lukaku was the target of racist chanting during Inter's 2-1 Serie A win at Cagliari last weekend – the latest in a succession of recent incidents that have seen players abused due to the colour of …

QPR call on UEFA to take 'strongest possible action' following alleged racist abuse
5 years, 4 months ago

QPR call on UEFA to take 'strongest possible action' following alleged racist abuse

Daily Mail  

The team was allegedly subjected to monkey noises and taunts of 'n*****' Seventeen-year-old Trent Mahorn led his players off the field during the match QPR chief executive Lee Hoos said: 'We take a very strong stance against racism' Queens Park Rangers have demanded the 'strongest possible action' from UEFA after their Under 18s walked off the pitch in response to …

FIFA head Gianni Infantino urges 'zero tolerance' for racism after interruption of Ligue 1 match by chants directed at Prince Gouano
5 years, 8 months ago

FIFA head Gianni Infantino urges 'zero tolerance' for racism after interruption of Ligue 1 match by chants directed at Prince Gouano

Firstpost  

The abuse levelled at Gouano in Friday’s goalless draw comes after rising Italy star Moise Kean was racially abused by Cagliari fans earlier in the month. Paris: FIFA head Gianni Infantino on Saturday appealed for football to take a “zero tolerance” approach to racism after the Ligue 1 match between Dijon and Amiens was interrupted following monkey chants directed at …

Walking off the pitch must remain an option to beat racism in football
5 years, 8 months ago

Walking off the pitch must remain an option to beat racism in football

Daily Mail  

What if Jesse Owens had followed the advice given him by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and refused to compete at the 1936 Olympic Games? Raheem Sterling wants to beat racist fans rather than shame them by walking off the pitch He plays for Manchester City, one of the strongest club teams in the world, and …

Montenegro: Raheem Sterling calls on authorities to do more to tackle racism after England Euro 2020 qualifier
5 years, 9 months ago

Montenegro: Raheem Sterling calls on authorities to do more to tackle racism after England Euro 2020 qualifier

CNN  

CNN — “It’s 2019. After scoring his country’s fifth goal in a resounding win in Podgorica, Montenegro’s capital, Sterling cupped his ears towards a section of the home support and later posted a picture of his celebration on Instagram with the caption: “Best way to silence the haters.” The Manchester City forward, who has scored six goals in his last …

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