The problem of racism has been in the soccer world for many years. Racism in soccer stadiums manifests itself in a variety of ways: assaults, chants, screams, insults, defamatory remarks, screams of traditional monkeys, and banana throwing targeting black or mestizo players.

Players are not only targeted because of their skin color, but also because of their religion, and their nationality.

Several cases of racism are recorded in stadiums around the world.

Today news : Racism of an Iranian deputy against the French football team

Ali Motahari, deputy and vice-speaker of the Iranian parliament, comments on the French football team that fall under racism. On his Instagram account, have found our fellow Persians at Euronews, he believes that this team does not really represent France as a nation because, according to him, the proportion of players of African descent is too great.

Ali Motahari uses the ironic term "African giants" recruited by the France team. In his eyes, France would not have managed to go so far in the World Cup football without these "giants".

Here is the translation of an excerpt from his writings:

"Among the teams of the World Cup, we see that benefit players of other nationalities, justifying that these players have the nationality of the country.This makes unfair the competition between the nations.For example, the team of France, in which there is a considerable number of players of various nationalities, is not really the team of France, it is the team of France and its former African colonies ".


Referees pay attention to the racism activity in the stadium. 

UEFA advises referees to stop matches in case of racist incidents.

UEFA has planned in 2009 a three-step procedure to stop a match. 

At first, the match in question will be stopped first and a warning will be sent to the public.

 In a second time, the meeting will be suspended for a certain duration. 

In a third step, after consultation with security officials, the match will be stopped permanently if racist behavior persists. 

In such a case, a loss by lump sum will be pronounced against the team responsible

Historical steps FIFA against racist  

2002: FIFA launches World Day Against Discrimination and Racism

"Racism is a scourge that we must eradicate in a determined and resolute way," said FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. "Football has a unifying power that can and must be used to combat all forms of discrimination."

2002: the stars commit themselves alongside FIFA

FIFA is supported by many football personalities in its fight against racism, including Sir Bobby Charlton, Thierry Henry, Mia Hamm, Pele, Michel Platini and Lilian Thuram.

2004: approval of the Code of Ethics

The FIFA Executive Committee approves the Code of Ethics including an article stating that "Officials, players and players' agents shall in no way act in a discriminatory manner, in particular with regard to race, ethnicity or race. , culture, politics, language, religion or sex. "

2006: revision of Article 55 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code

On the proposal of President Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee approves the revision of Article 55 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, reinforcing the severity of the sanctions applied against acts of racism or discrimination in football.

2006: "Say no to Racism" campaign

FIFA launches its Say No to Racism campaign in April 2006. A few months later, at the FIFA World Cup, big Say No to Racism banners are deployed before the matches start. In parallel, short anti-racism TV spots are offered free of charge to all broadcasters in the competition.

2007: the "90 minutes for Mandela"

FIFA is organizing the "90 minutes for Mandela", a match played between an African selection and a selection from the rest of the world, to support the fight against racism. More than 35,000 fans and millions of viewers in over 150 countries attend the actions of Ruud Gullit, George Weah, Emilio Butragueño and Samuel Eto'o.

2010: FIFA Days Against Discrimination in South Africa 2010

The captains of the teams participating in the quarterfinals of South Africa 2010, played on June 30 and July 1 at the FIFA Days against Discrimination, read a charter against racism before meetings. "Football is stronger than governments to break down racial barriers," says Nelson Mandela. "Football makes fun of all forms of discrimination."

Do not be jealous or racist, times changing and mentalities must evolve.