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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNazi sympathizer invades pitch during World Cup match
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/nazi-sympathizer-invades-pitch-during-ghana-germany-game-235011679.htmlRIO DE JANEIRO FIFAs plea to eliminate racism at this years World Cup continues to fall on deaf ears.
Despite a vehement campaign from the organization and pleas and public service announcements from teams and players, it has been one of the overriding themes of the 2014 World Cup.
The anti-discrimination Fare network, which made reports to FIFA about the matter on Thursday, noted that there were several neo-Nazi signs at matches involving Russia and Croatia.
And on Saturday, it took center stage again when a Nazi sympathizer rushed the field during the Ghana-Germany game. No security attempted to stop him as he took his shirt off to reveal a pro-Nazi message. He had to be ushered off the field by Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari.
Despite a vehement campaign from the organization and pleas and public service announcements from teams and players, it has been one of the overriding themes of the 2014 World Cup.
The anti-discrimination Fare network, which made reports to FIFA about the matter on Thursday, noted that there were several neo-Nazi signs at matches involving Russia and Croatia.
And on Saturday, it took center stage again when a Nazi sympathizer rushed the field during the Ghana-Germany game. No security attempted to stop him as he took his shirt off to reveal a pro-Nazi message. He had to be ushered off the field by Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari.
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Nazi sympathizer invades pitch during World Cup match (Original Post)
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jun 2014
OP
Your post made me wonder whether any fan was ever stupid enough to jump on the ice
Nye Bevan
Jun 2014
#6
shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Sigh...
Dumb de dumb dumb duuuuuumb.
kiva
(4,373 posts)2. Love the World Cup.
Hate it when racism and homophobia are present. Hopefully the German coach will condemn this, unlike the Mexico coach:
Mexico coach defends gay slur chant by crowd
Mexico coach Miguel Herrera has defended World Cup fans chanting a gay slur which is under investigation by the sport's international governing body.
Mexico fans shouting the slur as the rival team's goalkeeper takes a goal kick is "not that bad," Herrera said Friday.
"We're with our fans. It's something they do to pressure the opposing goalkeeper," he said.
Mexico coach Miguel Herrera has defended World Cup fans chanting a gay slur which is under investigation by the sport's international governing body.
Mexico fans shouting the slur as the rival team's goalkeeper takes a goal kick is "not that bad," Herrera said Friday.
"We're with our fans. It's something they do to pressure the opposing goalkeeper," he said.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/06/20/mexico-coach-defends-gay-slur-chant-by-crowd/11094931/
dhill926
(16,377 posts)3. Too bad this asshole didn't try this...
During the Stanley Cup...
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)6. Your post made me wonder whether any fan was ever stupid enough to jump on the ice
during a hockey game.
One was.
dhill926
(16,377 posts)8. Wow....haha....
And exactly what I was thinking. Except the players would have been involved no doubt.
Renew Deal
(81,889 posts)10. My favorite is this one
But that one is great too.
DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)4. Did they to make sure it wasn't Luis Suarez?
Johonny
(20,927 posts)5. Do Nazi sympathizers ever look at pictures of Germany post WWII?
or is ignorance bliss like say pro-confederacy Americans.
pampango
(24,692 posts)7. "...some fans of some countries (Russia & Croatia) will take their hatred halfway around the world."
More World Cup idiots on display.
Brazil and Mexico could escape with a warning for what would be classed as a first offence under Fifas disciplinary code but Russia and Croatia may face the threat of points deductions.
The World Cup is the second major tournament in a row in which their fans have been accused of racism, with both sanctioned more than once by Uefa during the European Championship two years ago. Russia were hit with a suspended six-point penalty for their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign for various offences, including the display of illicit banners and monkey chants.
The conduct of Russian supporters will heap pressure on organisers of the 2018 World Cup, with Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré last year warning black players could boycott the tournament if they continued to be abused after suffering monkey chants in Moscow.
Their football federation was fined three times at Euro 2012 for various supporter offences, including the display of illicit banners and monkey chants directed at Italy striker Mario Balotelli.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10910538/World-Cup-2014-Brazil-and-Mexico-face-action-for-homophobic-chanting-by-fans.html
The World Cup is the second major tournament in a row in which their fans have been accused of racism, with both sanctioned more than once by Uefa during the European Championship two years ago. Russia were hit with a suspended six-point penalty for their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign for various offences, including the display of illicit banners and monkey chants.
The conduct of Russian supporters will heap pressure on organisers of the 2018 World Cup, with Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré last year warning black players could boycott the tournament if they continued to be abused after suffering monkey chants in Moscow.
Their football federation was fined three times at Euro 2012 for various supporter offences, including the display of illicit banners and monkey chants directed at Italy striker Mario Balotelli.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10910538/World-Cup-2014-Brazil-and-Mexico-face-action-for-homophobic-chanting-by-fans.html
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)9. It's going to be bad in 2018 World Cup Russia
Ooof.