“The issue of racist and anti-Semitic chants? Many want to repress these behaviors and remove the negative image that these situations entail. The problem, however, is not the rule, but the application of the rule”. This was stated by Giancarlo Abete, vice president of UEFA, on Radio Marte. “During the federal council that should be at the end of the month, the protocol will have to be addressed and it seems to me that Gravina’s attention is oriented towards improving the protocol so that it is applied to limit the damage that delinquents dressed up as typhoons do to the world of football”, explained the former number one of the Football Federation. “Racism is a global problem and the Italian rule has always been careful to recognize. UEFA and FIFA – they continued – have asked for greater awareness, they also did so following the boos to Koulibaly, recalling the existence of the regulatory framework and the need to respect the protocol. Every time attention is drawn to this issue – he underlined – in parallel these gentlemen emerge who claim their outside the rules giving rise to unacceptable demonstrations. UEFA and FIFA have trained everyone and reiterated that there is a rule that must be respected”. According to Abete “I believe that the federal council will intervene to improve the application of the protocol”.
Article published on 14 January 2019 - 16:23
