Football fans call for racism to be punished with points deductions

Football fans call for racism to be punished with points deductions
Nearly two-thirds of football fans across the world would support tougher penalties for clubs or national teams which fail to tackle racist abuse.Kick It Out, in conjunction with live-score app Forza Football, has released the results of the largest recorded study into racism in football.Kick It Out’s George Starkey-Midha told talkSPORT: “There is an appetite for punishments such as points deductions or more comprehensive stadium bans.”2

Kick It Out have released the figures

These would be administered only in instances of persistent abuse, meaning clubs would not be penalised if one supporter embarks on a tirade.27,000 people from 38 countries responded to the survey.50% of UK fans have witnessed racist abuse at a match, yet only 40% would know how to report it.Kick It Out founder Lord Ouseley said: “Around every football club there should be signs everywhere, there should be opportunities for people to download apps and complain either to clubs directly or to Kick It Out, or to the FA or the appropriate league.”Fans were also asked whether they would feel comfortable with a player of a different ethnic or racial background to them representing their club or country, with an average of 84 per cent saying they would. Fans in Norway (95%), Sweden (94%), and Brazil (93%) felt the most comfortable, followed by the UK (92%).Mr Starkey-Midha added: “In a stadium like Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge that is still a few thousand fans who have issues with black players, with the integration of the BAME community into football. That’s not to say all those fans are standing up and racially abusing players, but there are clearly issues there that we have to work on.”The results revealed a different picture in the Middle East.Only 11% of fans in Saudi Arabia said they would feel comfortable with a footballer of a different ethnicity to them playing for their club or country, while the figures for Lebanon (15%) and the United Arab Emirates (19%) were also very low.2

Racism could be an issue at the 2022 Qatar World Cup

It’s renewed fears that racism could be a problem at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.Forza Football CEO Patrik Arnesson believes FIFA should demand assurances before allowing the country to host the tournament.He told talkSPORT: “They should have done that in Russia, I think they should make sure that happens with Qatar. In every single country where we play football there should be no racist abuse.”Globally, 74% of fans want FIFA to consider previous racist abuse when awarding countries international tournaments.

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