UEFA Under Spotlight Again RE: Racisim

by Left Midfield on Aug 8, 2007 12:13 PM BST in News Comment 4 comments

The incidents occured during Rangers' Champions League win over FK Zeta in Montenegro.
William Gaillard, Communications officer for UEFA noted:

"We haven't yet received the report from our delegate but we have enough circumstantial evidence to begin our investigation.Our policy is zero tolerance against racism. The control and disciplinary body is an independent commission and it is for them to decide, but it is one of our priorities to eradicate this, it is a major concern."

It is past time for UEFA to step up the pressure on racist fans.

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worth keeping an eye on this site as well

http://www.footballforall.co.uk

I'll keep checking back until they launch

by Left Midfield on Aug 8, 2007 12:16 PM BST reply actions 0 recs

Great job by Beasley for speaking up

THere shouldn't even be a debate here. Zeta should be banned from Europe for at least 1-3 years. That's the only way the fans will learn. They need to learn that their racist chanting only leads to their own team getting penalized.

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by JasonB on Aug 8, 2007 3:09 PM BST reply actions 0 recs

also...

there were incidents of fans throwing bottles and a fan hit one of the Rangers subs in the head with a lighter.

I'd say this is as clear a case as any of a team/fan base that should be banned, based on the accounts from the game. I'd agree with BGN on that much, though I would seriously hope that such penalties would be imposed on higher-profile teams with similar problems as well.

by Andy on Aug 8, 2007 3:46 PM BST reply actions 0 recs