Are Fines Enough for Racist Fans?
After the first half of the AC Milan vs Roma game the referee stopped the game to warn the rude fans, however, the game continued and ended 0-0.
Mario Balotelli, Milans striker, received continuous racist chants throughout the entire match resulting in Milan’s coach, Massimiliano Allegri to complain about the referees’ decision.
“In my opinion, there’s only one solution to racism in stadium and that’s suspend the match,” said Allegri on Milan’s website.
Allegri is now pushing to stop this situation from ever happening again by suspending games when fans behave in such manner.
The Italian League took action right away by giving Roma a fine of $65,000 for their fans been accused of intolerable behavior.
Unfortunately, this is not the only time racist chants by the fans were a problem, the Italian Football Authorities have given fines to multiple clubs for similar offenses. They are now looking into coming up with rules that will put all this madness to rest.
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