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 occurs

it’s it’s usually usually

chanting chanting or or

whistling.whistling.

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

Support is needed Support is needed from their fellow from their fellow teammates and teammates and

coaches because coaches because of the of the

discrimination discrimination imposed on them.imposed on them.

Players are on the Players are on the verge of quitting verge of quitting

because of it.because of it.

Our Solution…..

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

president of the president of the Spanish Spanish

Confederation and Confederation and tell him the tell him the

problem. Then he problem. Then he can try to get more can try to get more security guards to security guards to patrol the different patrol the different

sections in the sections in the soccer stadiums.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 commercials telling

people about the problem.people about the problem.

Lets all try to help raise Lets all try to help raise awareness to try to awareness to try to stop racism in the stop racism in the soccer stadiums!soccer stadiums!