Richard Gizbert, in "Racism at Italian Soccer
Matches," describes soccer
stadiums have become theaters of hatred; platforms from which neo-Nazis and
racists can peddle their ideology. In an Italian soccer stadium, a game turns
ugly when a white player calls his opponent "a black monkey. At one match,some of the Napoli fans are notorious. You
can hear them boo or grunt when the Milan team's black players touch the ball. There are Italian fans who racially
taunt their own team's players. When one team brought in a black substitute,
its fans chanted, "We don't want the Negro.". Since AC Milan forward Kevin-Prince
Boateng walked off the pitch in a friendly match. As these racist and anti-Semitic
chants become tolerated at football grounds, it becomes more tolerated in the
rest of society to say racist and anti-Semitic things," said Simon Kuper, author of football
against the Enemy.
In sum, the author describes the racism in
soccer which is specifically in Italy. In addition, this event was the first
racist event in the green field. I totally agree with this article because it
shows us a bad things in the world which is racism not just in football but in
whole our life. I think in this article is not missing any idea because the
author's ideas or details are clear. In my opinion, we must coexist with each
other, which is the white people and the black people, to make our life better
and without any hatred.
