Racism In European Racism In European Soccer Soccer

By; Felicia Blackwell, Meghan By; Felicia Blackwell, Meghan Coyle, Melina Behnke, and Coyle, Melina Behnke, and

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Since the 1990s black soccer players reported racial abuse from some

fellow teammates and local fans.

When it When it occurs it’s occurs it’s

usually usually chanting chanting

or or whistling.whistling.

After games and in other public After games and in other public places, people make remarks about places, people make remarks about players to the players themselves. players to the players themselves. Sometimes players are even Sometimes players are even attacked. attacked.

Support is needed form their fellow Support is needed form their fellow teammates and coaches because of teammates and coaches because of the discrimination imposed on them.the discrimination imposed on them.

Players are on the verge of Players are on the verge of quitting because of it.quitting because of it.

Our Solution…..

We could try to find a way to We could try to find a way to contact the president of the contact the president of the

Spanish Confederation and tell Spanish Confederation and tell him the problem. Then he can try him the problem. Then he can try

to get more security guards to to get more security guards to patrol the different sections in patrol the different sections in

the soccer stadiums.the soccer stadiums.

If the guards catch people being If the guards catch people being racist one time they will give racist one time they will give

them a warning. If they’re them a warning. If they’re caught a second time they caught a second time they

cannot go to another game.cannot go to another game.

We could also try to get celebrities in

Europe and the U.S. to try to bring awareness

by telling people during the break of

their shows about the problem.

They could also make They could also make commercials telling people commercials telling people

about the problem.about the problem.

Lets all try to help raise Lets all try to help raise awareness to try to stop awareness to try to stop

racism in the soccer racism in the soccer stadiums!stadiums!