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Russia
St. Petersburg
"In December, the fans of Zenit, St. Petersburg's most prominent club, wrote an open letter on a website asking the club to sign no more black (or gay) players. "We're not racists," it went, "but we see the absence of black players at Zenit as an important tradition."
Hulk (multi-racial) signed in September
Denmark
Nicklas Bendtner
Banned 1 match and fined £80k
(that's £64,000 more than Porto faced for racism against Balotelli)
Suarez Vs Evra Saga
Other fines for racism include
Spain in 2004 (£45,000),
Serbia in 2007 (£16,500)
F.C Porto 2012 (£16,000) Croatia in 2008 (£10,000).
- Daily Mail
Poland
Liverpool
England
Euro 2012
(Poland-Ukraine)
Debated phrase
"You(expletive modifier) (blind? or black?) (expletive noun)."
Netherlands
4 games + 220,000 pound fine by the FA + court case (not guilty)
Stripped of England Captaincy (Again)
vs.
Terry, Cole, Rio used to be 3 of the 4 defensive starters for England
Division of National Team
Brother Rio left out of Euro 2012 for "footballing reasons" recalled last week and declined for "fitness reasons"
"I will not accept racism at all. It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because I will kill them."
's-Hertogenbosch
"There's nothing I can do about it. All I can do is pray for them and hope they become better people."- Jozy Altidore
Warsaw
London
Ukraine
Reason
Entity
Amount
Lviv
Russia
Fireworks, 'Ilicit Banner'
£101,000
£80,000
Bendtner
Advertisement
Fireworks, Missiles, Pitch Invasion
and Racism
Croatia
£67,800
£24,203
Russia
Racism
Spain
£16,137
Racism
Seatle
Audible gay slur at ball boy
£8,500
Germany
Missiles (paper)
Portugal
3 game susp. & undisc. fine
Delayed Restart
£4,250
Colin Clark - Houston Dynamo
Serbia
Busto Arsizio
"'I decided to stop the game and kick the ball into the stands as I felt profoundly angry and offended by the racist insults directed at me. That gesture alone would not have had any particular resonance. My teammates, however, immediately followed me off the pitch without a moment’s hesitation.'
And now the UN is following his lead.
In her address, High Commissioner Pillay stated ...
“There must be accountability for racist offenses in sports,” she said.
-http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1576625-ac-milans-boateng-speaks-out-against-racism-at-un-event-in-geneva
"Speaking to CNN's Amanda Davies, he said: 'think we should not accept and tolerate it anywhere, in any game. Even if it’s a World Cup final, if it’s a Champions League final.... If I feel it is racial abuse, I would do it even in the Champions League final.'
Milan
u-21 Euro 2013 qualifying
England vs Serbia
"Inter Milan fined 43,000 pounds for racist chants"
Big Ben
Italy
65,000 pound fine for Serbia FA
1 Match for Danny Rose
Played from 1946-57
Rookie of the Year
’49-.342 batting average
’55-World Series Win
Served in military and 4 sport athlete at UCLA
Lazio have a history of associating with Nazism
Rome
Greece
Do you ever see racism in our community?
How do stereotypes contribute to racism?
How do you think racial or homophobic slurs contribute to racism?
How should we solve these problems?
November 22, 2012 – a premeditated anti-semitic attack by Lazio fans, "ultras", targeting Spurs fans in a Roman bar
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/news/sky-news/4659020/Spurs-fans-stabbed-by-Ultras-in-Rome.html
Like other clubs from London, the Spurs have a large Jewish following
Fans have adopted the moniker “Yid Army” to refer to themselves
Many feel as if it diffuses tensions, whereas others feel as if it fuels it
Giorgos Katidis, 20
Athens
Homophobia
Homosexuals in Sports Today
Many cases of derogatory slurs being used
Potential new type of -ism in America
Kobe Bryant Incident in the NBA
Received a $100,000 fine and a lot of backlash
Rugby star – Gareth Thomas
WNBA player – Sheryl Swoopes
Tennis legend – Billie Jean King
No NFL player has ever come out and declared himself gay
Fear of Backlash
Gareth Thomas documents his great struggles after he came out
Incidents like with Kobe Bryant or common use of this word could intimidate athletes from coming out
Played 1954-76
Right fielder for the Braves
Homerun leader-755
Started in the negro leagues-Indianapolis Clowns
Atlanta, Georgia
Los Angeles, CA