When football shows its worst side

Dictionary Royal Spanish Academy pick up in its third sense of the word racism: «Discrimination based on racism. Acts, episodes of racism”. There is no doubt that the booing that Vinicius received at the Mestalla, and elsewhere before that, falls within this framework. And what a veteran radio journalist said on one occasion, when he got the opportunity to report an attempted attack on a judge, and began by “The truth is you deserve what you deserve.”

The problem with those screams it comes from far away and that has a lot to do with condescension which football usually deals with when faced with misbehavior and disrespectful, unlike easy trigger that shows before nonsense.

As far as is known, the incidents that happened on the field spanish when Barcelona He had just won the League and was celebrating. And a recommendation, even a ban on going to the opponent’s field with scarves or T-shirts except those from the host pool. something is wrong These are things that happen in the professional leagues, but in the mass sportIt’s no small thing that judges have to endure. And who knows the least about the fight of parents who are in the stands, sometimes from the same team.

Football has a serious problem with racism. And more, because it is earned bring out the worst in many fans. And in order to change things, the committee’s resolution is not enough.

In recent years, clubs have successfully waged a great battle against fans ultras. They did not win it overnight, but in the medium and long term, decisively.