Fifa is set to follow England's lead and bring in a mandatory five-match ban for players found guilty of racism, while also introducing points deductions for clubs where fans are serial offenders.
The five-match ban is being proposed by Fifa's new task force on racism and, if agreed by the governing body of world football's congress next week, all 209 member countries will have to adopt the rule. ...
See the whole story here, from the Guardian.
Kicking Back Comments: (5) Matches is not enough ... but it is a start, and better than nothing.
It does pale in comparison to what UEFA has already done in this regard, with a minimum (10) match ban.
Best and worst comments on the topic:
First from Jeffery Webb who chairs this committee for FIFA:
"Finally, we're having some action on this. This is something that's long overdue."
Uh Jeff ... you chair the committee ... and have the ability to make things happen, right? Any delay, would seem to be of your own, and your boss' (FIFA) making. No whining about delays please.
Next from Michel Platini, president of UEFA:
"This is a great moment in our struggle against racism."
It most certainly is not Michel. It is a pathetic testament to the fact we have the problem in the first place. We should not be celebrating that we are dealing with such a social issue. We should just deal with it. To give it any due serves to celebrate our own barbarism. I for one am willing to acknowledge the fact, work for change, and solve the issue, not pat ourselves on the back for thinking a (5) match ban for racial epitaphs is "doing the right thing" and is a giant step forward.
It is not.
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