In January of 2013 the players of AC Milan walked off of the field during a game against Pro Patria due to raciest remarks. The remarks were made by Pro Patria fans that were sitting in the stands. These remarks angered Kevin-Prince Boateng a mid-fielder of Ghanaian-German decent, who then kicked the soccer ball into the stands and walked off the field. His team mates walked off with him. Boateng was not the only Milan player that was racial harassed ,Urby Emanuelson, Sully Muntari and M’Baye Niang were also harassed. This racial harassment lead to the first soccer game ever to be stopped. This brought attention to the racism that occurs among European soccer fans. In the Italian 2013 soccer season 25 racist episodes have occurred. In 2012 racist fines totaled $685,000. Pro Patria alone was issued $20,000. Some authorities blame the lack of education of clubs and fans as the reason for these occurrences. Some authorities believe that fining the culprits instead of the club which they are a fan of will also deter people from racial harassing players on the field. Boateng told CNN that FIFa and other organizations should not tolerate this type of behavior and that those who participate in it should be banned from attending games.
Summurized by Monika Jankowski
Original artical: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/world/europe/pro-patria-fans-racism-prompts-ac-milan-walkout-and-outrage.html?_r=0
