Racism
FIFA president urges fight against racism in football
After numerous instances of abuse hurled at Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, among others, Infantino told a meeting of South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) there were "problems" in the sport.
Goalkeeper in Spain suspended after being racially abused
Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Sarr was suspended for two matches in Spain on Wednesday after receiving a red card following an altercation with an opposition fan who racially abused him.
‘A game against Brazil is never friendly’
The match, arranged to help combat racism after various incidents of abuse aimed at Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Junior in Spain, proved a pulsating battle between two of football's heavyweight nations.
Russia accuses IOC of 'racism and neo-Nazism'
Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, arguing the IOC's restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organised Friendship Games amounted to "neo-Nazism".
Real Madrid file complaint after latest racist insults towards Vinicius
Spanish club Real Madrid announced Friday that it had filed a complaint regarding the racist insults made against Vinicius Junior before Atletico Madrid and Barcelona's midweek Champions League matches.
Sports, politics and the ugly by-product
Ideally, sports and politics should never mix, but inevitably, sports and politics always mix.
La Liga make new complaint after Vinicius racially abused
La Liga reported racist insults aimed at Vinicius Junior ahead of a league match last week at Getafe's stadium to Spanish prosecutors on Tuesday.
'Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that'
The fixture was stopped in the 16th minute in honour of Maignan's shirt number while a famous King quote was displayed on the San Siro's big screens.
Milan keeper Maignan calls for sanctions to combat racism
"I said we cannot play football like this," Maignan said
A brutal colonial legacy that fuels the fires sweeping across France
Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal – something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow.
ECB recommends £500,000 fine for Yorkshire after racism scandal
Pakistan-born bowler Rafiq, 32, went public with allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at the English county.
Racism 'entrenched' in English cricket, report finds
England cricket chiefs have promised to "reset" the game after an independent report on Tuesday said not enough had been done to tackle institutional racism and sexism in the game.
New Zealand-Qatar friendly abandoned after racism claim
New Zealand did not return for the second half of the match after an incident that occurred shortly before the break with them leading 1-0.
Brazil and Spain to play friendly in anti-racism campaign
Brazil will play a friendly against Spain next March as part of an anti-racism campaign under the slogan 'One skin', both countries' football federations announced on Monday.
Racism and geopolitics in South Africa
Institutional racism in colonies, migration, flawed anti-monarchy sentiments stemming from personal vendettas, and the need for rebellion permeate the lives of these characters.
Inter secure CL qualification after 3-2 win against Atalanta
Simone Inzaghi's side rose to second in Serie A after winning the Italian Cup on Wednesday with an entertaining win over Atalanta after an early blitz from Romelu Lukaku and Nicolo Barella followed by Lautaro Martinez's simple finish in the 77th minute
Guardiola tells Spain to follow PL example after Vinicius abuse
Brazil winger Vinicius said Spain now "belongs to racists" after he was abused by fans during Real's game at Valencia in La Liga last week
'I didn't want to criticise Vinicius' with tweet: Tebas
"My frustration was my mistake. I understand that Vinicius is frustrated because he doesn't understand about the division of powers (for dealing with racism), but I'm also frustrated because I do know about it and there were no sanctions."
At what point is it enough?
LaLiga has problems. A lot of problems. But you can rest assured that racism is not a problem – at least not to them, and that is where the problem lies.
