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There doesn’t appear to be a week that goes by without people on social media racially abusing Premier League players and others.
As unpalatable as it is to say it, it’s almost become the norm. Expected.
Why?
Thus far, the powers that be in the English game and the authorities that have the power to exert a deterrent upon those that have engaged in such disgusting behaviour, have left much to be desired.
Whilst it’s no excuse, with no proper punishment to speak of it’s no wonder that people feel that they can get away with just a rap on the knuckles for want of a better term.
It’s a stain on the game and society across the world and it has to be stopped, and that begins by sending out a message that the authorities just won’t stand for it any longer.
Collymore slams Premier League for racism stance
Some Valencia supporters who seemed to delight in racially abusing Real Madrid’s Vini Jr. will almost certainly be thinking about their life choices this morning, after being banned from football grounds by the Spanish Federation, and thrown into jail for eight months.
There’s some certainty to all three treading very carefully in future.
Former professional, Stan Collymore, thinks the Spanish have got things spot on, but he has slammed their Premier League counterparts.
“On Twitter, I remember the Premier League asking everyone to put black squares on their bio to show solidarity with their campaign against racism. It means nothing. Well respected broadcasters and journalists not tweeting for 24 hours with a black square. Oh, great. That’s gonna stop a racist from from being a racist,” he said to CaughtOffside for his exclusive column.
A Premier League badge, alongside a ‘No Room for racism’ logo
“I remember getting emails from the Premier League saying ‘I see you’re very critical of our stance on racism,’ and then being bombarded with a pie chart with how much interaction they had. It doesn’t work until the deterrent stops people from doing it.
“I know what it’s like to be racially abused on social media, in a football environment from football fans who then get punished. One of them was a trainee lawyer at the time, one was a…
Source link : https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/06/13/collymore-slams-premier-league-racists/
Author : Jason Pettigrove
Publish date : 2024-06-13 08:18:31
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