Posted on 12/07/2008 2:19:21 PM PST by forkinsocket
The Football Association have vowed to "take the strongest possible action'' against anyone found guilty of Islamophobic or racist chanting against Middlesbrough striker Mido.
The Egyptian striker was targeted by Newcastle fans as he warmed up in the Tees-Tyne derby at the Riverside Stadium last weekend, and has called on the game's governing body to take stern measures.
Mido suffered similar abuse during Newcastle's last visit to Boro a year ago, but an FA investigation then did not result in any banning orders due to difficulties in identifying culprits.
However, two men, aged 49 and 23, have been arrested and will appear before Teesside Magistrates Court on December 9 charged with racial chanting.
A Middlesbrough spokesman said: "Middlesbrough FC has a very strong anti-racism stance.
"The club adopts a zero-tolerance attitude towards racism and, working with the police, we will not hesitate to ban supporters identified as directing racial abuse against players or other fans, as we have in the past.
"Middlesbrough Police have confirmed that two individuals were arrested at the game for racial chanting and have been given a court date.''
The FA earlier insisted that, with the help of both clubs, everything is being done to single out any guilty supporters and sanctions will be imposed where possible.
"We condemn any racist or Islamophobic behaviour and are committed to working with our clubs and the police to stamp it out,'' a spokesman for the FA said.
"We have an on-going investigation into the incidents on Saturday and are awaiting reports from Middlesbrough and Newcastle United.
"As always, the priority is to identify the individuals involved and take the strongest possible action against them.
"We fully support banning orders for anyone convicted of racist chanting.''
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I may disagree with the subject of your chant,, but I will fight to the death for your right to chant it.
I wonder what yelling “F* the Ump!” would get you....
A preview of what we can expect in the U.S.A.
Me thinks if you would protest as much about the bad guys as you've done for YOURSELF, we wouldn't have a story here!
So, does this mean they will arrest Chaudhary and the other psycho British-hating, Christ-hating rabid Muslims every time the stage one of their “Deaths to [fill in the blank]? I doubt it. Let the hooligans hurl racist and hateful anti-Islamic epithets. Time aboutis fair play.
Islam is not a race and often a violent ideology.
Islam is not a race and often a violent ideology.
Islam is not a race and often a violent ideology.
Islam is not a race and often a violent ideology.
Now if they could only cope with murder, rape and robbery.
So the Islamics detonate bombs in England but you can’t protest against them ... OK ....sounds reasonable ...
Terrorist suck!
would that chant get past the censors?
Thought so!!!
Within a generation the UK will be an Islamic republic, and maybe the US too.
Islam isn’t a race .... this is insane.
Depends where you are. In N.Y., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Miami ya get a laugh. In Saint Louis you get escorted from the park if ya don’t knock it off.
This here isn’t N.Y. or L.A. we don’t put up with that here, is what i was told when I booed the umps when they were announced.. “we don’t boo here”.
I assume you mean Chakrabarti, she isn’t muslim, she is a Christian of Hindu ancestry......
Islam is NOT a "race". It's a demented, racist ideology made up of people of all races, which calls on it's followers to murder and otherwise oppress, treat as inferior, people who believe differently than they. Under the very law these 2 people are being charged, Islam itself should rightfully be banned from being practiced, it's "scripture" committed to the flame once and for all.
Soccer crowds are far more vocal and creative than American sports crowds. They can be extremely amusing and particularly caustic without getting into racist stuff, there is no place for anti -Islam, anti -Jewish or anti -black taunts at soccer matches.
In a recent episode of Reno 911, one of the cops decided to become part of the black Muslim movement. It was really funny. Try to catch it if they repeat it.
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