Overwhelming support for Dani Alves from FIFA, fellow players and Dilma

Tuesday, April 29th 2014 - 06:15 UTC

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FIFA president Joseph Blatter and several top players came out in support Monday of Barcelona right-back Dani Alves, who ate half of a banana that was thrown at him in a racist gesture a day earlier during his side's 3-2 win at Villarreal. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
It would be a great idea if all footballers with dark skin left the clubs where the 'fans' declare them to be skilful monkeys rather than human beings.

These clubs would rapidly drop out of the higher leagues as their dark-skinned players moved to clubs with more enlightened fans.
Apr 29th, 2014 - 09:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Heisenbergcontext
Now that is a textbook approach to dealing with racism without retreating into victimhood. Class AND attitude. Bravo Dani Alves.
Apr 29th, 2014 - 03:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Perhaps I am naive but I thought we had made some headway against this nonsense of “monkeys” and the like: it seems not.

Club managements should be given a short time to kill this stone dead or face having points removed by their FIFA associated national body. Only by hitting them where it hurts will the other fans deal with it seriously and soon dob-in the culprits who can then be banned from the sport.

The real problem is of course the lack of education and exposure to a range of nationalities, good and bad.
Apr 29th, 2014 - 10:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
I was pleased to see that the moron who did this has been identified and is now banned for life from attending any matches.
Apr 30th, 2014 - 10:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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aussiesunshinee
*4 and will probably pay a hefty fine.......
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