Rodrygo calls out racist abusers after Brazil vs Argentina night of chaos
November 24 – The fallout of the dramatic World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana on Tuesday continues.
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Vinicius Jr steps up anti-racism efforts with Brazil poster campaign
November 21 – Vinicius Junior has launched a campaign to combat racism in Brazil under the slogan ‘Racism, don’t pretend you don’t see it’.
PAOK deny Aberdeen’s Pape Habib Gueye was racially abused in Conference League tie
November 15 – UEFA is to investigate allegations of racial abuse towards Aberdeen’s Senegalese striker Pape Habib Gueye by PAOK Salonika fans in their recent Europa Conference League game.
Croatian fans under UEFA investigation again for discrimination and racism
September 14 – UEFA has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Association (HNS) following racist and discriminatory incidents at the Euro 2024 qualification match between Croatia and Latvia, which was played at the HNK Rijeka stadium.
Leeds United fined £150K for fans homophobic chanting
August 18 – Leeds United have been fined £150,000 by the FA after homophobic chants by a section of fans were clearly heard at the club’s Premier League match against Brighton in March.
Ramsdale says it is time to call out homophobia and end ‘fear of abuse’
August 4 – Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who has three England caps, has pledged to call out homophobia in football, revealing his deep pride in his brother who is gay.
Red Star Belgrade targets Kosovo with tank banner and war message at Fiorentina friendly
July 27 – The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) has filed a complaint at UEFA following Serbian club FK Crvena Zvezda’s (Red Star Bekgrade) unfurling of a huge fan activation of a tank against the background of the Serbian flag, and a banner underneath with writing in Serbian saying: ‘When the army returns to Kosovo’.
Kick It Out study finds ‘alarming’ 65% increase in reported abuse
July 12 – The UK charity Kick It Out received a 65% rise in reported incidents of discriminatory behaviour during the 2022-23 domestic season, describing the increase as “alarming”.
Qatar racism row standoff as QFA supports Abdurisag and NZF refuses to back down
June 21 – Qatar has hit back at allegations of racism against one of its players in a match against New Zealand that led to the game being abandoned at half-time.
Premier League clubs agree new measures to clamp down on rise in anti-social behaviour
June 15 – Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed new measures to address the “unacceptable rise” in anti-social behaviour last season.
Spain to host anti-racism friendly against Brazil in bid to change toxic culture
June 6 – With the scourge of racism once again infiltrating top-flight football, Brazil will play a friendly against Spain next March as part of an anti-racism campaign under the slogan ‘We are all alike’.
Brazil files complaint over racial abuse of Robert Renan at U20 World Cup in Argentina
June 1 – Brazil has filed a protest with FIFA after defender Robert Renan was racially abused during the ongoing U20 World Cup.
Tebas apologises to Vinicius over fast-fingered Twitter post
May 25 – LaLiga President Javier Tebas has issued an apology for his online rant at Vinicius Jr after the Real Madrid star said the Spanish league belonged to racists following the racist insults he suffered at Valencia last Sunday.
LaLiga demands greater powers to punish racism, police make arrests over Vinicius ‘hate crimes’
May 24 – In the aftermath of the Vinicius Jr racism scandal, La Liga will request greater power to punish incidents of racism in Spanish football.
Serie A’s De Siervo promises ‘zero tolerance’ on racism
May 25 – The head of Serie A Luigi De Siervo has said that Italian football will adopt a “zero tolerance” stance towards racist fans, and will leverage technology to identify culprits and enforce stadium bans.