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Euro 2020: UEFA bosses should take Raheem Sterling’s lead on fighting racism

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Euro 2020: UEFA bosses should take Raheem Sterling’s lead on fighting racism

Fans who want to watch the live action of Football can buy England Euro Cup Tickets online.

However it is not the first time that black England players have been targeted during games in the Balkans.

England black players are not alone in this case A banana was thrown at the Italian international by Croatian fans at Euro 2012 Partizan Belgrade’s Brazilian midfielder Everton Luiz was abused by FK Rad fans in the Serbian a couple of years back the list is depressingly long.

Racism in Balkan football is not new and other forms of discrimination including homophobia anti-Semitism or anti-Romany sentiment are widespread in the game and beyond.

On top of that normal expression of ethnic hatred towards teams or players from neighboring countries remain at the core of Balkan football fan culture.

The lack of diversity and social debate about racism in the region leads many to trivialize the severity of racist behavior and reduce it to a form of acceptable football related banter.

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