There has always been a problem with racism for as long as I have been watching football. I have found a Ted talk on the topic here. The majority of fans who attend football games are not racist, the problem is that it only takes one idiot to start something and it almost seems as though it is a social convention to join in with your fellow fans and chant obscene slurs to others just because of their ethnicity. Admittedly racism is something that was much more profound years ago, where most people simply looked the other way. Lately however there have been real consequences for fans shouting racism. Some fans have been banned from going to their own clubs ground which for any fan is a harsh but necessary. Also with some fans fines and potential jail sentences have been brought up. Lately Fifa ( the football federation) have been trying to make an example of fans who are racist to stop football racism. I completely agree with racism being out of bounds in football stadiums, however I do not agree with banning singing in grounds all together. Having banter with the other fans and singing your teams songs is the best thing about seeing your team live.
This ted talk was very interesting for me because problems with racism in football is something that I am quite familiar with and can, in some ways, relate to.
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