Racism effects season progressionRaheem Sterling is a well-known force against racism in football. He has taken a forceful stance on the subject and has influenced many movements and actions against the persisting problem. He speaks on a way that he believes can change the way that clubs and fans go about racism. “It sounds harsh but which fan will risk racist behavior if it might relegate their team or ruin their title bid?”(BBC). A 9-point deduction. The idea of ones acts drastically affecting their team’s progression in their competitions is one that could very well be taken into full consideration as a long term solution to the problem. This is a great example as to what influencers are doing to combat this problem, taking a public stand and proposing real fixes to problems that are too real to simply be ignored.
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Not Enough.
Another person in the footballing world that is attempting to promote a rule change regarding racism during games is Greg Clarke, Chairman of the FA. Amongst all problems, there are solutions in place to prevent said problems. There indeed are rules to stop racism in European football, but they are constantly argued against for being too ‘loose’ or not impactful enough to actually stop racial abuse.
The Times
Greg Clarke, Chairman of the FA (Football Association) says, “I understand the protocol was designed for mass chanting, but receiving a torrent of vile, racist abuse from one person when you are taking a throw-in or a corner is wholly unacceptable, too,” he added. “So we should look again at our definitions to make sure the protocol covers this because this needs to stop… This is not good enough”(The Guardian). Even though it is a rather vague statement, it shows the backing of people high up in the football chain.
Conclusion
As proven, racism in sport is indeed a large problem in which there are solutions in place to solve it, but is it substantial, is it enough to issue stadium bans among relatively small fines to clubs that are worth multi-million amounts.