HERE are examples of how Uefa and Fifa have dealt with incidents of racist abuse in matches involving the England senior team and Under- (s.)
Incredibly, when Uefa’s disciplinary committee fined Slovakia £ 27, 000 after monkey chants were aimed at Emile Heskey in 2002, the governing body’s own chief executive Gerhard Aigner appealed the decision because he thought it was too lenient.
As a result, the Slovaks were hit with a one-game stadium ban, although the fine was cut to £ 9, 000.
Yet, despite Uefa admitting it should impose tougher penalties, the list below shows little has changed.
(OCT) :Slovakia v England (Bratislava). Uefa fines Slovakia £ 9, 000 Following racist chants.
(SEPT) ********************************************************************************************************************:Macedonia v England (Skopje). Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell and Heskey all subjected to racial abuse. Hosts fined £ 16, 500 by Uefa.
(OCT) ********************************************************************************************************************:England v Turkey (Sunderland). Uefa fine FA £ 65, 000 for fans’ racist language / gestures.
(NOV) *******************************************************************************************************************:Spain v England (Madrid). Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ashley Cole subjected to monkey chants. Fifa fines Spain £ 44, 750.
(JUN) : (Serbia U) ************************************************************************************************************************************************** (v England U) ************************************************************************************************************************************************** (Holland). Serbia fined £ 16, 500 by Uefa after Nedum Onuoha and Justin Hoyte were targeted with abuse.
(SEPT) *****************************************************************************************************************:Croatia v England (Zagreb). Heskey again disgracefully abused. Fifa fine Croatia £ 15, (**********************************************************************************************************************************************************.
(SEPT) :Bulgaria v England (Sofia). Monkey noises aimed at Cole, Ashley Young and Theo Walcott. Uefa fine Bulgaria £ 34, 230.
(OCT) ***************************************************************************************************************:Serbia U 21 v England U 21 (Krusevac). Danny Rose abused. Serbia hit with a £ 65, (fine by Uefa.
(MAR) :Montenegro v England (Podgorica). Hosts fined £ 17, 000 by Uefa after more monkey chants.
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