There are many black people across Europe now. Why is it so difficult to see black people in Italian football teams?

Why is racial discrimination in Italian football so serious?

They not only discriminate against Chinese people, but also against everyone

In Italy, racial discrimination is really common. For example, the famous Italian star Balotelli is often discriminated against by Italians, who call him a "nigger", targeting black people; this 13-year-old Chinese player was cursed by his opponents. "I hope you are also infected with the virus in the Chinese market." And Buffon's "Xiaocao, you are from Wuhan, huh?" "This is against yellow people. You thought it was over. This is a big mistake. Even if that person is white, they are still discriminated against.

In the fifth round of Serie A last year, Juventus went 2-1 away Defeating Brescia, Pjanic scored the winning goal from a long shot. However, during the game, Brescia home fans shouted slogans such as "zingaro" and "Gypsy" at Pjanic, which all had discriminatory connotations of "Gypsies". There are also many Gypsies in the Balkans where Bosnia and Herzegovina is located.

So how did the Italian Football Association handle it? In the match between the newly promoted Pescara and Cagliari in May 2017, the visiting team Muntari believed that he had been racially abused by the fans. He protested to the referee, but the referee on duty issued a yellow card. Incredibly, the 32-year-old former Ghana international player went out to protest. Riga received a yellow card. The Cagliari fan who caused the incident was not punished at all!

This approach is in stark contrast to the Premier League's "zero tolerance" for racial discrimination: the 2011 double red! Cross, Evra was called "nigger" by Suarez 7 times during the game. Although the evidence was not conclusive, the Uruguayan was still suspended for eight games and fined 40,000 pounds.

Not only that, you would never expect the lower limit of the Italian Football Association. Just last December, Serie A officially launched its annual anti-racial discrimination poster, but the protagonist of the poster was attacked by the media as soon as it came out. In everyone's eyes, chimpanzees are equal to black people, which is equal to discrimination. Of course, all people here do not include Italians.

Of course, in the front page article about the warm-up match between Inter Milan and Roma, "Gazzetta dello Sport" will. The large photo of Lukaku and Smalling, captioned "Black Friday", was condemned by anti-discrimination groups as ignorant and racist. What's even more ridiculous is that the next day, the newspaper published a long article stating that. Unintentionally making racist remarks to add fuel to the fire.

Being caught in it without knowing it can probably describe the state of all Italians. In their eyes, these behaviors are not racial discrimination. What a fuss.

So, what do people in other countries think? Chinese people don’t talk much. They think Buffon’s remarks are very disrespectful in the eyes of Western countries. Mixed-race discrimination. Just last year, the European Commission on Fundamental Human Rights conducted a survey on "Race and Exclusion" among 230,000 foreign immigrants from 27 EU countries. The results showed that Italy. Ranking first on the EU's list of racial discrimination, 94% of North African immigrants, 77% of Romanian immigrants and 76% of Albanian immigrants believe that they "feel racial discrimination" in Italy.

To sum up, Italy is not only. There is serious racial discrimination in football, and people look down on others in all aspects.

The prevalence of racial discrimination in Italy is the result of many factors

Then why is racial discrimination prevalent in Italian football? What is the reason?

The first is invalid supply. As mentioned above, the Italian Football Association's approach is always to close the stands and not to target itself. This approach will always treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. Looking at how other European countries treat racial discrimination, you can see that the Italian Football Association's approach is so ridiculous. If you are in the UK, remember the discrimination in Tower B. Even if it was a small joke, Block B was eventually banned by the FA. This is to treat players. The FA is even more ruthless in its treatment of fans.

Punishments such as banning fans from entering the stadium for life are everywhere in the Premier League; if you are in France, last year Amiens centre-back Guyano was racially abused by fans, and the referee even directly whistled the game, and the instigator was eventually punished by justice. In Italy, most of the teams were punished and the perpetrators were barely punished, which undoubtedly fueled their arrogance.

Secondly, it is determined by Italy’s history. Decades ago, Italians fled their home country in search of jobs and new opportunities in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Australia. It was not until the beginning of the 21st century that Italians began to wake up and become net recipients of immigrants. So Italians' attitude towards immigrants is still in its infancy - it's just that they are instinctively repulsed and don't want them to integrate into their society. A very simple example can illustrate this point. In many European countries, driving a taxi is often the first step for new immigrants to establish themselves in a new country; but in Italy, the taxi industry is firmly controlled by white drivers. The extreme lack of job opportunities for new immigrants makes it almost impossible for black people to jump into the middle class, and it also makes it almost impossible for black people to come to the stadium to watch games. There are far less skin tones in the stands than there are on the pitch. This atmosphere gave birth to countless far-right elements.

Finally, the development of the Internet encourages arrogance. Italy aside, attacking players on the net is common. The Internet can make the voice of racial discrimination spread faster and wider, forming a linkage effect and having a great impact. Although racial discrimination was bad decades ago, its impact was often limited. Now, even a small racist T-shirt can be the spark that ignites everyone's anger at an opportunity. Anti-racism group Kick Out reported that there were 22,000 discriminatory posts on social media in Italy targeting teams and players participating in Euro 2016. Moreover, because the Internet is difficult to combat and cannot be banned, it is becoming a hotbed of racial discrimination.

Mandela, who fought for racial equality throughout his life, once said: "Because freedom is not the joy of getting rid of the shackles, but living in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." (Freedom does not only mean getting rid of yourself. yoke, but also means living in a way that respects and increases the freedom of others). It is possible for other people to live this kind of life, but it is difficult for Italians to live this kind of life.