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Reports of monkey chants directed at Yaya.

 

So glad we gave them the World Cup in 2018.

There have also been several incidences of racism towards players of African descent in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, yet Lisbon will host the CL final this year and Madrid and Rome have done so in the past five years. They even gave Poland and Ukraine the past Euros, despite their history of violence and racist behaviour. There are legitimate concerns in Russia of course, but people should stop pretending they care about this racism.

 

One-off incidents of racism ≠ institutionalized racism. That doesn't excuse racist fan behavior in western Europe, mind.

 

Also, that last sentence is utter rubbish, particularly if it's directed at me.

Not towards you at all. :lol: Just European football in general. If we are being honest a majority bigger football nations in Europe have had overt displays of racism from crowds in recent years. Of course there are differences, Deuce, but nothing about tonight was institutionalised or different from what we see throughout the season, so what is your point?

 

There just aren't the same kind of rabid, overtly racist and violent supporters' groups in Western Europe, at least not any who are implicitly (or explicitly) condoned by the authorities. You'll get the odd few dipshits who'll rip off some racist bullshit, but it's been years since football on this side of the continent has seen entire sections drop 'Heil Hitler's' or chant like monkeys with regularity.

 

Russia has a lot of work to do before 2018 to convince me the environment won't be toxic. I'm sure they'll just paper over their problems with a thin veneer of rainbows and bullshit. Luckily, those most likely to cause trouble at the tournament will hopefully be priced-out of the ordinarily high-priced matches.

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