Racism and Violence: Two French Fan Groups Ordered Disbanded

By Laurie | April 19th, 2008

Do you think it's coincidence that both of the French ultra groups which were banned yesterday for racist acts and other problems are supporters of teams on my "facing relegation" list? Or does supporting bad teams make fans act out? Regardless ...

Racism Alive and Well at Torpedo Moscow

By Daryl | April 3rd, 2008

Efforts to kick racism out of Russian football took a bit of a blow this weekend when FC Vityaz Podolsk's Cameroonian fullback Jerry-Christian Tchuissé was sent off six minutes from full time. Not for a horror tackle or for abusing the ref, but for ...

Racism in the Championship?

By Matt P | March 26th, 2008

"Two people in the vicinity of the Watford dug out on Saturday (22nd March) will be banned indefinitely from all Plymouth Argyle home games for making racist remarks towards Watford players and officials during the 1-1 Coca Cola Championship draw ...

Racism in the Italian Game

By Martha | January 14th, 2008

[I'll say right up front that my thoughts on this are really unfocused, but I wanted to bring it up because I'm curious as to what you guys think about a possible solution, particularly those of you who are in Italy, or have followed the Italian game for

Atalanta-Milan to be Replayed (And It's OK to Hate on Mutu)

By Martha | November 19th, 2007

Contrary to rumors that it would be awarded to Milan by forfeit, the Disciplinary Committee decided today that the abandoned Atalanta-Milan match from Week 12 will be replayed behind closed doors, though the date for the replay has not yet been set. Apart

Lazio Fans: Again With the Racist Chants

By Martha | November 5th, 2007

Lazio supporters have a well-deserved bad reputation, and they're seemingly working hard this season to make it even worse than it already is; their chosen object of hate at the moment is anyone of Romanian decent. First, there was the trouble during t

Racism in the Stands Still Alive and Well, League Doesn't Really Care

By Sam | September 22nd, 2007

First off, here's a little-known fact for the lot of you. You're all probably familiar with Pascal Chimbonda, the novelty of France's World Cup squad and Tottenham defender. He was acquired by Spurs in the summer of last year, after spending a year with W

Partizan Belgrade expulsion confirmed

By Ian Rose | August 8th, 2007

After considering their appeal, UEFA has decided against Partizan Belgrade and confirmed their expulsion from the UEFA Cup. They won decisively in the first qualifying round, beating Mostar Zrinjski of Bosnia 11-1 on aggregate, but violent behavior on th

Depressingly frustrating and tragic

By Sam | November 25th, 2006

This is just what Paris Saint-Germain needed at this time. Not only are they currently on a bad streak both on the pitch and in the front offices, a totally uncalled for and stupid event happened after the club's 4-2 home loss against Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Aft

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