Monday, 18 March 2013

UEFA waits

            Spurs striker Emmanuel Adebayor was the subject of much of the abuse in the Europa League game at the San Siro, with some fans making monkey chants and another waving an inflatable banana.The American is concerned racism in football is endemic of a wider problem in society and fears the authorities may not be able to eradicate it from the game, despite schemes to combat the anti-social behaviour.They (UEFA) can do what they are doing and set up campaigns and things of this nature, but until certain countries want to set up their infrastructure and school systems, and they go inside the parents' heads and the households, things will not change," he said.When they do that then things will change, not so much (through) campaigns and things of that nature. I think education should be more stringent.The Togo striker scored in extra time of the last-16, second leg match in the San Siro to help Spurs advance on away goals after the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate.But Adebayor was targeted by a section of the crowd in Italy and Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel believes FIFA and UEFA face an uphill battle to solve the problem

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