When will Spanish fans learn? The outrageous actions of spectators at a glance – La Liga Special
Spectators at Vicente Calderon gave another example of idiotic and senseless behaviour during the match between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sevilla-FC-c40484 and Atletico Madrid. Insensitive songs and chants could be heard from the capacity crowd on the day and the response of Enrique Cerezo
is a noble gesture. With the incident not being an isolated one, and are becoming norms in the modern game.
On the weekend, the visiting players and travelling fans had to endure abuse of the worst order. The esteemed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon was roaring with club’s fans songs that mocked the death of former Sevilla player, Antonio Puerta.
Puerta tragically died in August 2007 at the young age of twenty-two. He suffered a cardiac arrest during the league fixture between Sevilla and Getafe. Now four years after his death, the crows were mocking his untimely death and they could not fall deeper
on moral grounds.
The Atletico Madrid administration apologized on their official website. "Atletico Madrid deeply regrets the chants made against the figure of Antonio Puerta during last Sunday's game at the Vicente Calderon stadium.”
President Enrique Cerezo has shown his dismay over the actions of the fans and went on air with his sentiments. Talking to Marca TV he said: "I apologise to everyone connected with Sevilla and to the family of Antonio Puerta. They must know that the people
who sang this are a minority who have nothing to do with football or sport.”
Spanish football is not new to such derogatory remarks from the crowd but thus far no concrete action has been taken to curb such occurrences. The Spanish Super Cup was another spectacle of the crowd’s indulgences in such hate crimes.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869’ compatriot
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 was the centre of such inhumane actions.
The problem is that why brawls on the ground are noticed by the press and a mess is created in the news; nothing has been done by the authorities whatsoever. Ironically, all the noise about the fights will not be there if players are not agitated by the
remarks coming from the spectators.
This problem is not confined to the stadiums of Madrid or Catalonia but is an endemic in the Iberian Peninsula. Samuel Eto’o famously declined to play in Zaragoza where his every touch on the ball was welcomed by vile and racist slurs from the spectators
in attendance.
Had colleague Ronaldinho and coach Frank Rijkaard not come to persuade the Cameroonian, he made up his mid to walk out of the match. The aforementioned duo had undergone the same trauma during their careers and urged him to continue in the face of adversity.
Eto’o has vented his frustration on the matter and while talking to CNN urged the authorities to take step as soon as possible.
"The authorities are working to find solutions. But they must find them. We can't wait until some crazy fan jumps from his seat and kills a black player before measures are taken” the acclaimed striker said.
Spanish football has a bludgeoning reputation for sophistication and flair which has made the top flight division one of the most attractive and marketable competitions on the continent. However, the attitudes need to change in the stands if the league has
to grow.
With Asian audiences increasing these problems will only exaggerate. The authorities have to take a tough stance on this issue to not only save their face but to make sure the society in general and football specifically does not fall to these heinous deeds.
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