http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20041126-010629-6032r.htm

This article contained a social aspect of the sport, soccer. Spanish fans grunted at three black players and made hand juestures at them implying that they were like apes in Madrid. The friendly game of soccer would seem to bring people together rather than cause conflict. It has happened a few times too, where people make monkey gestures at black soccer players. I expected for this sport to bring people from all over the world together with the love of a sport to relate to. The man that was accused of making these guestures was banned from soccer games until the year 2009, but that wont stop him from making these same remarks at another sporting event. It is difficult, though, to assign a punnishement to someone that does something that is difficult to prevent. It was interesting to read that the racism occurs more in places with less black people playing soccer. Here, there are many African soccer players, some of which have superb talent, so it doesnt bother many who view the matches.

“When you go to countries like Lithuania and Estonia, where there are not many black players, you get such abuse.”
I can see why this happens, and its all about how the unique group/ persons in any society are sometimes looked at differently and catagorized in their own community. This abuse must be put to an end fast, for if people only look skin deep and dont see the talent inside of these players, it may put of other African Americans from playing soccer.
Also, this article adds how no matter what fine you give the racist fans, they wont stop their chants.
Mr. Boyce said those punishments likely won’t be effective.
“Fans who make these kinds of monkey chants don’t [care] about fines,” he said.
If someone were to make such a rude comment in a large public, they must be deeply racist and ignore what ever punnishement they recieve.