Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Racism In German

Aachen and Borrusia Last Kick reports that clubs Alemannia Aachen and storied Borussia Monchengladbach are in hot water with the German federation after supporters for both clubs traded in racial chants during a recent match. Unfortunately this isn't an isolated incident in Germany nor in Europe. Italy has been struggling for years with it's fans whether it's racist chants or banners. Emmanuel Olisadebe , who was born in Nigeria but is a Polish citizen and plays for Poland's national team, dealt with racism for years while playing in Poland including have fans throwing bananas at him. When will race relations in Europe improve? How can Europe learn from the US in confronting racism in their sports?

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