Roma striker Tammy Abraham on racism in football: ‘These things hurt people’
1 year, 7 months ago

Roma striker Tammy Abraham on racism in football: ‘These things hurt people’

The Hindu  

Before it was Vinicius Junior in Spain, it was Romelu Lukaku in Italy. Whoever it is, the damages from fan racism go far beyond the football field, Roma striker Tammy Abraham said Thursday. “It’s only a small minority of people but a small minority of people can affect somebody’s life,” said Abraham, who grew up in England as the son of Nigerian parents. “We might not show it — or we cannot show it on the pitch — but these things do affect us,” Abraham added at Roma’s media day ahead of the Europa League final. “These things need to stop.. It’s a small minority of silly people that need to change.” Repeated insults against Vinicius, a Brazilian forward who plays for Real Madrid, have unleashed a heated debate about racism in Spain.

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Getafe-Sevilla game marred by racist slurs against Marcos Acuña and coach Sánchez Flores
9 months, 1 week ago

Getafe-Sevilla game marred by racist slurs against Marcos Acuña and coach Sánchez Flores

New Indian Express  

MADRID: Getafe’s home game against Sevilla was paused when fans targeted Sevilla’s Marcos Acuña with racial insults in the Spanish league on Saturday. Sevilla coach Quique Sánchez Flores said he also was abused racially by supporters of his former club. Referee Javier Iglesias halted the game in the 68th minute when Acuña, a world champion with Argentina, was insulted by …

Getafe-Sevilla game marred by racist slurs against Marcos Acuña and coach Sánchez Flores
9 months, 1 week ago

Getafe-Sevilla game marred by racist slurs against Marcos Acuña and coach Sánchez Flores

Associated Press  

MADRID — Getafe’s home game against Sevilla was paused when fans targeted Sevilla’s Marcos Acuña with racial insults in the Spanish league on Saturday. Sevilla coach Quique Sánchez Flores said he also was abused racially by supporters of his former club. Referee Javier Iglesias halted the game in the 68th minute when Acuña, a world champion with Argentina, was insulted …

Vinicius: Racism reducing my desire to play
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Vinicius: Racism reducing my desire to play

China Daily  

MADRID — Brazil winger Vinicius Junior said his desire to play soccer was reducing as incidents of racial abuse aimed at him piled up in Spain, during a tearful media appearance on Monday. "I am sure that Spain is not a racist country but there are many racists here and many of them are in the stadiums," said Vinicius. Real …

Brazil’s Vinicius says racist abuse in Spain has taken joy out of football
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil’s Vinicius says racist abuse in Spain has taken joy out of football

Al Jazeera  

Real Madrid winger says he ‘will stay because that way the racists can continue to see my face more and more’. Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr broke down in tears and said he was struggling to stay motivated and enjoy playing football due to the recurring racist abuse he is subjected to in Spain. During an emotional news conference ahead of …

Vinícius is targeted again as Sevilla ejects fan for ‘racist behaviour’ at Real Madrid game
1 year, 2 months ago

Vinícius is targeted again as Sevilla ejects fan for ‘racist behaviour’ at Real Madrid game

The Hindu  

Sevilla ejected a fan from its Spanish league match against Real Madrid and filed a complaint with police after the spectator allegedly displayed “xenophobic and racist behaviour,” with Vinícius Júnior once again the target. RELATED | Real Madrid held to draw by battling Sevilla Vinícius, who has regularly faced racist abuse from rival fans, said it was “another sad episode …

Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer
1 year, 7 months ago

Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hanging from a highway bridge in Madrid, an …

Tammy Abraham suffers nasty ACL injury after awkward landing during Roma's last Serie A game
1 year, 7 months ago

Tammy Abraham suffers nasty ACL injury after awkward landing during Roma's last Serie A game

Daily Mail  

Tammy Abraham suffered a horrible looking injury after falling awkwardly during Roma's last match of the Serie A season. There were reports that Roma could sell Abraham in the summer transfer window, with PSG interested, and a raft of Premier League teams, including Everton, Manchester United and Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham could be out for over six months after suffering …

Roma striker Tammy Abraham on racism in soccer: ‘These things hurt people’
1 year, 7 months ago

Roma striker Tammy Abraham on racism in soccer: ‘These things hurt people’

Associated Press  

ROME — Before it was Vinícius Júnior in Spain, it was Romelu Lukaku in Italy. Whoever it is, the damages from fan racism go far beyond the soccer field, Roma striker Tammy Abraham said Thursday. “It’s only a small minority of people but a small minority of people can affect somebody’s life,” said Abraham, who grew up in England as …

Roma striker Tammy Abraham on racism in soccer: 'These things hurt people'
1 year, 7 months ago

Roma striker Tammy Abraham on racism in soccer: 'These things hurt people'

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whoever it is, the damages from fan racism go far beyond the …

Tammy Abraham opens Roma account as Jose Mourinho’s side continue strong start
3 years, 4 months ago

Tammy Abraham opens Roma account as Jose Mourinho’s side continue strong start

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 Tammy Abraham scored his first Serie A goal …

Italian club Roma signs forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea
3 years, 4 months ago

Italian club Roma signs forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea

Hindustan Times  

Italian club Roma signed forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for 40 million euros on Tuesday. Italian club Roma signs forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea Abraham replaces Edin Džeko, who moved to Serie A champion Inter Milan last week. “You can sense when a club really wants you — and Roma made their interest clear immediately,” said Abraham, who signed a …

Bilbao striker Williams reports racist abuse at Espanyol
4 years, 11 months ago

Bilbao striker Williams reports racist abuse at Espanyol

The Hindu  

Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams said he was the victim of racist abuse on Saturday during his team's 1-1 draw away to Espanyol in La Liga. “I'm a little sad because of the draw but especially because I have suffered racist insults,” Williams told the official club website after the game. Inaki wrote later on social media: “It is very …

Serie A: Mario Balotelli subjected to racist abuse again
5 years ago

Serie A: Mario Balotelli subjected to racist abuse again

The Hindu  

There was yet another incident of racism in Serie A on Sunday as Mario Balotelli was once again the target of racist chants in Brescia’s 2-1 defeat at home to Lazio. Brescia was leading 1-0 at the time following a goal scored by Balotelli, who had also been subjected to racial abuse earlier in the match. Balotelli posted a video …

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, …

Mario Balotelli suffers racist abuse as incidents continue in Serie A
5 years, 2 months ago

Mario Balotelli suffers racist abuse as incidents continue in Serie A

CNN  

CNN — Brescia striker Mario Balotelli threatened to leave the pitch after he was racially abused by opposition Verona fans in the latest episode of racism to afflict Italy’s top football division. Italy’s news agency, ANSA, quoted one ‘ultra’ as saying Balotelli “is Italian because he has Italian citizenship but he will never be completely Italian.” Verona club president Setti …

Serie A: AS Roma bans fan for life, files police complaint following racist abuse aimed at Juan Jesus
5 years, 3 months ago

Serie A: AS Roma bans fan for life, files police complaint following racist abuse aimed at Juan Jesus

Firstpost  

Roma said on the club’s official Twitter account it had filed a police complaint against the fan for using social media to send “disgusting racist insults” to the player. Rome: Italian top-flight club AS Roma have banned a fan for life and informed the police of racist abuse aimed at Brazilian fullback Juan Jesus. The owner of the below Instagram …

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