Word: uefa
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...requiring guides against racism to be distributed. Last year, the government's Superior Council for Sports (csd) worked with soccer leagues on a program to teach racial sensitivity to both players and fans, established the Observatory to monitor xenophobic incidents, and outlined penalties for racist behavior. Last month uefa and Football Against Racism in Europe (fare) - an organization devoted to countering racism and xenophobia in football across Europe - organized a conference at the Nou Camp to raise awareness. But such measures have repeatedly fallen short, as have paltry fines imposed by the rfef. Rafael Blanco, head of the csd, says...
With Inter Milan trailing cross-town rival AC Milan 1-0 in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal showdown this week, Inter’s fans quickly spiraled out of control, bombarding the field with flares and other bits of detritus...
Inter will likely be heavily fined by UEFA and forced to play at least one of its upcoming games in an empty stadium—a punishment for its rowdy fans...
...potentially explosive European football championship qualifier in Istanbul between England and Turkey. Officials in both countries are raising security precautions to new levels. Tensions between Turkish and English football fans have been high since 2000, when two Leeds United supporters were stabbed to death amid crowd mayhem before a UEFA (Union Européene de Football Association) Cup match against Galatasaray in Istanbul. When the two countries played in Sunderland last April, some English fans chanted racist abuse at the Turks and invaded the pitch after the game. This time, the English Football Association has refused the usual allotment...
...been refereeing international women's matches since 1996, UEFA's appointment "was a total surprise," says Petignat, whose biggest worldwide exposure so far has been officiating at the 1999 Women's World Cup final between the U.S. and China. "Nicole has shown herself more than capable of meeting the challenge," UEFA, European football's governing body, said in a statement announcing her appointment in July. But challenging it is. Over the past four years, while officiating at games in Switzerland's top division, she has heard rumblings of discontent. "Some men were not happy to have a woman telling them...