Fascism and Football: Death and Hatred in the Soccer Stadium
Barbie Latza Nadeau
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fascism-and-football-death-and-hatred-in-the-soccer-stadium
Tobias Jones, bestselling author of Dark Heart of Italy, has spent the past year traveling with and studying the extreme fandom for an upcoming book called Ultras.
“The overt and increasing racism of the ultras is merely a reflection of the society from which they come, and which has repeatedly voted for neo-fascist political parties.”
Italy’s right-wing interior minister and vice premier, Matteo Salvini,tweeted support for the ultras victim who was killed.“By now, all the major curves or terraces of Italian stadiums are dominated by neo-fascist groups which have become criminal gangs, repeatedly involved in drug-dealing and violence.”
Chelsea fans barred from game after ‘bomber’ chants against Mohamed Salah
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/11/chelsea-fans-barred-bomber-chants-mo-salah
A video, apparently filmed by the fans themselves, was broadcast on social media on Thursday, surfacing before the first leg of the quarter-final against Slavia Prague,
Liverpool also issued a statement, saying: “The video circulating online, showing vile discriminatory chants being aimed at one of our players, is dangerous and disturbing.
The Chelsea chairman, Bruce Buck, published a 700-word open letter to the club’s supporters back in December condemning the actions of a “mindless” minority and vowing not to rest “until we have eliminated all forms of discrimination from our club.”