Football Against Racism in Europe

Type: Organization

Name: Football Against Racism in Europe

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Donetsk 'the least racist' of host cities at Euro 2012

There have been mounting concerns surrounding the possibility of black and Asian supporters being racially abused in Ukraine, with some England fans cancelling trips they have already paid for. The Ukrainian government has denied racism could be a problem, ... [ Published May 19 2012 by The Independent ]

Entities: Donetsk (Ukraine), Ukraine, Kiev, Football Against Racism in Europe, England

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 3 Documents

Theo Walcott

Walcott family to keep away from Euro 2012

LONDON, England, May 17 – The family of England international Theo Walcott have vowed not to travel to Euro 2012 after voicing fears they may be targeted for racist abuse by hooligans in Ukraine, it emerged on Thursday.Walcott’s brother Ashley revealed ... [ Published May 17 2012 by CapitalFM ]

Entities: Theo Walcott, Ukraine, Roy Hodgson, England

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

England fans and players set to face racist abuse at Euros

Liverpool's Andy Carroll finds his mojo for late England pushJohn Terry faces axe from England Euro 2012 squadBent injury raises fears over England's Euro 2012 squadRooney cleared for Euro 2012 as ban is cut to two gamesEngland go into Euro 2012 draw ... [ Published May 11 2012 by First Post ]

Entities: England, Ukraine, Abuse

First Reported May 06 2012 - Updated May 06 2012 - 1 Documents

Action to safeguard non-white England supporters in Ukraine

Football Against Racism in Europe (Fare), which is funded by European football's governing body, is creating dozens of safe areas known as "inclusivity zones" in town centres, bars, restaurants and outside football grounds across Ukraine. A smaller number ... [ Published May 06 2012 by The Independent ]

Entities: Ukraine, Zoning, England, Action

First Reported May 04 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Chilean exiles of Colo Colo Helsinki soccer team inspire inclusion

Founded by Chilean exiles, the soccer club has been active in Finland for over 20 years.Following the brutal military coup of 1973, a small group of Chileans abandoned their homeland and settled in the nordic nation of Finland. While this community has ... [ Published May 04 2012 by Santiago Times ]

Entities: Finland, Helsinki, Immigration, Football Against Racism in Europe, Campbell Gray

First Reported Apr 04 2012 - Updated Apr 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Why racism is half as bad as being rude to a ref

Those British managers are almost never to blame, while Adel Taarabt has some grand notion of massive crowds...If Mediawatch were Mario Balotelli, we'd be pretty p*ssed off this Monday morning...Lip ServiceOctober 11: UEFA announce that, as part of 'Football ... [ Published Apr 04 2012 by Football365.com ]

Entities: Peter Ridsdale, Racism, Jorge Jesus

First Reported Jan 02 2012 - Updated Jan 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Patrice Evra

Luis Suarez Told to Apologise and Accept Eight Match Ban for Racially Abusing Patrice Evra

Anfield striker under pressure to shelve appeal. Watch Man City v Liverpool Live Streaming Luis Suarez is coming under increasing pressure to apologise to Patrice Evra as Liverpool were urged to shelve any thoughts of appealing against his ... [ Published Jan 02 2012 by CaughtOffside.com ]

Entities: Jorge BRICENO SUAREZ, Patrice Evra, ACCEPT

Quotes

...He said: "According to our monitoring data, [racism] is an issue in Poland and Ukraine and other countries in eastern Europe, such as Russia. Donetsk is perhaps the least dangerous of all the host cities for Euro 2012, but there is a clear rise of radical xenophobia in Lviv. Overall, both countries have made some progress through anti-racist campaigns and educational activities." England play France and the host nation Ukraine in the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, either side of meeting Sweden in Kiev...

Donetsk 'the least racist' of host cities at Euro 2012 [The Independent - May 19 2012]

"Somethings aren't worth risking, but begs the question why hold a competition of this magnitude in a place that can not police itself for foreigners of any creed to feel safe, but I'll be watching every minute."

Hodgson voices racism fears ahead of Euro [MSN New Zealand - May 17 2012]

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Donetsk 'the least racist' of host cities at Eu... [ Published May 19 2012 by The Independent ]
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Hodgson voices racism fears ahead of Euro [ Published May 17 2012 by MSN New Zealand ]
Racism keeps Walcotts at home [ Published May 17 2012 by FoxSports.com.au ]
Sports Commentary: Loss of conscience [ Published May 17 2012 by Caribbean News Now! ]
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England fans and players set to face racist abu... [ Published May 11 2012 by First Post ]
A POWAR BOOST FOR ASIAN STAR [ Published May 09 2012 by Chelsea FC ]
Poland's football hooligan fears [ Published May 08 2012 by BBC ]
Action to safeguard non-white England supporter... [ Published May 06 2012 by The Independent ]
Chilean exiles of Colo Colo Helsinki soccer tea... [ Published May 04 2012 by Santiago Times ]
Arsène Wenger's fine is Uefa trying to suppress... [ Published Apr 05 2012 by Here Is The City ]
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The Page That Is Only Hated Because It's Beautiful [ Published Apr 04 2012 by Football365.com ]
Why racism is half as bad as being rude to a ref [ Published Apr 04 2012 by Football365.com ]
England's choice of Krakow as Euro 2012 base ha... [ Published Feb 22 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Luis Suarez Told to Apologise and Accept Eight ... [ Published Jan 02 2012 by CaughtOffside.com ]
Dalglish can halt Suárez affair [ Published Jan 02 2012 by Telegraph ]
The Suarez Report: The FA’s Commission Finally ... [ Published Jan 01 2012 by Twohundredpercent ]
Can Euro hosts create history together? [ Published Dec 02 2011 by Football blog ]

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Luis Suarez Told to Apologise and Accept Eight ... [ Published Jan 02 2012 by CaughtOffside.com ] Anfield striker under pressure to shelve appeal. Watch Man City v Liverpool Live Streaming Luis Suarez is coming under increasing pressure to apologise to Patrice Evra as Liverpool were urged to shelve any thoughts of appealing against his ...
The Suarez Report: The FA’s Commission Finally ... [ Published Jan 01 2012 by Twohundredpercent ] At one hundred and fifteen pages and a little over forty-four thousand words – getting on, for the purposes of comparison, for two and a half times the size of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto – at least no-one can argue that the Football Associations ...
Can Euro hosts create history together? [ Published Dec 02 2011 by Football blog ] For a man responsible for delivering the first major sporting event in a former communist country since the 1980 Moscow Olympics , Borys Kolesnikov appears to be handling the pressure well. "We will be ready", Ukraine's Vice-Prime Minister proudly ...