Racism

Online abuse rising as women’s football grows: Lucy Bronze

"The bigger the game gets, the bigger the noise becomes, the more fans there are, but the more critics there are," Bronze said.

'Tarzan without Cheetah': CONMEBOL president apologises for remark about Brazilian teams

Dominguez's comments sparked a backlash and the Brazilian government strongly condemned them, criticising CONMEBOL for its failure to implement effective anti-racism measures.

Spain should lose 2030 World Cup unless racism declines: Vinicius Jr

The Real Madrid star, who has repeatedly been the victim of racist abuse from opposition fans at La Liga matches, said during an interview broadcast on CNN on Tuesday that more needed to be done to change attitudes in Spanish society.

Fofana labels video posted by Fernandez 'uninhibited racism'

The video, posted by Argentina international Fernandez on his Instagram account, featured a song sung by some of the Argentina squad about France's players.

Fans get 8 months jail for racism targeting Vicinius Jr

The defendants, who were not identified, were convicted of an offence against moral integrity with the aggravating factor of racially-motivated discrimination and slapped with a two-year match ban, the Valencia court said.

FIFA wants 'crossed hands' gesture to help beat racism in football

FIFA said Friday it wants players to use a "crossed hands" gesture to signal to referees incidents of racist abuse, as it seeks to crack down on discrimination in the game.

FIFA president urges fight against racism in football

After numerous instances of abuse hurled at Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, among others, Infantino told a meeting of South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) there were "problems" in the sport.

Goalkeeper in Spain suspended after being racially abused

Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Sarr was suspended for two matches in Spain on Wednesday after receiving a red card following an altercation with an opposition fan who racially abused him.

‘A game against Brazil is never friendly’

The match, arranged to help combat racism after various incidents of abuse aimed at Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Junior in Spain, proved a pulsating battle between two of football's heavyweight nations.

May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015

Teargas used as Ethiopian Jews protest in Israel

Police in Israel fire tear gas and stun grenades in clashes with ethnic Ethiopians protesting about what they say is police brutality and racism.

March 20, 2015
March 20, 2015

Photography against communalism

The Alliance for Mitigating Racism Altogether (AMRA) is holding a weeklong photography exhibition to mark its second anniversary, and to celebrate the International Day for Elimination of Racism on March 21.

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