http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15766976.stm - video interview there.
Surely times up for this crazy fella.
Surely times up for this crazy fella.
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Fifa's Sepp Blatter denies football has racism problem
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Sir Calumn
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I really thought we were over the worst period of racism in football, especially in the English game, so I am doubly disappointed by what has happened lately. But it's not something FIFA can do much about, it has to be down to the individual FAs. If these allegations are proved I hope the players are dealt with incredibly harshly, and this comes from a Chelsea fan.
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Sir Calumn
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Like, I mean, I would like to see an automatic one year ban for a first racist comment from a footballer and a lifetime ban for a second. It really is that serious, almost unforgivable.
ShiftyPowers
Make America Great Again
Sir Sir_Didier_Drogba;3143176 said:
Well that seems crazy to me, and I absolutely despise racism. I think with cameras it would be great to ban fans from stadiums for racist chants or banana throwing, but it's another thing for players. I don't know why, I guess because I feel bad about taking away someone's livelihood I guess? Or maybe that what's said and done on the pitch IS somehow different from everywhere else in life. I don't really think players should be criminally charged with battery for batteries on the pitch either. I don't agree with Blatter's comments AT ALL, but I never thought I'd say this... I KINDA see where he's coming from. There should obviously be a few game bans, but a season seems way too excessive. Maybe it's because stuff like that doesn't happen in American sports, so I don't see it as much of a problem as you might?
Funny thing is........Suarez could be punished without any evidence whatsoever and Terry after admitting is still. Being or not being racist he still made those comments. The English FA take moral high ground on every other issue not related to them...........LOL.
Bdw.......why theres no outrage from anybody about what our manager is put through by opposition fans week in week out? English hate the French?
Bdw.......why theres no outrage from anybody about what our manager is put through by opposition fans week in week out? English hate the French?
god, it blowing up in the media now. sky sports saying he wont say sorry and wont resign. Can he get voted out?
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7314293/Sorry-Blatter-refuses-to-quit
How long before the prime minister makes a comment?
*edit* sorry he already has.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7314293/Sorry-Blatter-refuses-to-quit
How long before the prime minister makes a comment?
*edit* sorry he already has.
itsbeenpickedup
Youth Team
Saw ''Fifa's Sepp Blatter denies...'' on the forum index page, misread it for a second and got my hopes up...
ShiftyPowers
Make America Great Again
poet11;3143238 said:
"black ****" is what he says? Is that even racist? It's racial, sure, but **** isn't a racist term. I was under the impression that he used the n-word.
It's totally blown out of proportion. I agree with Shifty. Maybe it just isn't the same way as it is in America, but calling someone a black **** isn't exactly a racist term. It's like calling me a dirty Mexican. Big ******* deal. I'll probably laugh it off if I'm called that. I don't consider it racist. Ignorant maybe.
Jaboldinho
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Yeah, blown way out of proportion. I've read people's comments on this on another forum and I'm shocked at how furious they are. Actually, on that forum, I got a ban for a couple of days when there was talk of people calling Marcelo a monkey. I said that he is a monkey, nothing to do with his race, but he acts like one. It's ridiculous. Monkey is a term that's used for people of all origins to refer to their stupidity or whatever. But if you use it for a slightly dark-skinned guy, and even say that you think he acts like a monkey, it's worthy of a racist ban?
To me the problem is that it was said by the president of FIFA, if he thinks that way, he shoud've stayed quiet, now he, as an authority figure, gave the actual racists on the terraces something to justify their actions with. And by saying Blatter's an authority figure, I don't mean to say that far-right ultras/hooligans would give a **** about him, just that his words will now be used as a part of racist demagogy.
I'm not going to my hometown teams matches anymore because of a neo-nazi group that has pretty much monopolized the support for the team (n*igga-chants, auschwitz chants etc). They're probably really happy about Blatters statement.
I'm not going to my hometown teams matches anymore because of a neo-nazi group that has pretty much monopolized the support for the team (n*igga-chants, auschwitz chants etc). They're probably really happy about Blatters statement.
mrromaniac
Reserve Team
Clash said it well. The problem is with what Blatter said and not with what Terry or Suarez said. As the president of FIFA, you're supposed to condemn racism, not minimize it's effects. If not, what's with all those speeches on racism before international matches? What's with all the "say no to racism" campaigns? If racism in football is not really a problem, then spending money on useless media campaigns certainly is.
****! I used "racism" way too many times...
****! I used "racism" way too many times...
Jaboldinho
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Nobody's used the n-word. There's an offensive word that has nothing to do with race, and a racial attribute - black. That's not racist. The n-word is a whole other story.