England-Spain match sparks racism row, government protests
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Racist chanting aimed at black England players at a football friendly international in Spain sparked an angry reaction at the highest levels of both governments and calls for an inquiry by the game's governing bodies.
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The behaviour of Barcelona fans at Saturday&#39;s game against archrivals Real Madrid will be in sharp focus after Spanish football fans covered themselves in shame with their racist chanting against the black England players on Wednesday.
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LONDON, England -- The English FA has received a letter of apology from the Spanish FA after fans racially abused England players during Wednesday&#39;s match in Madrid.
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British Sports minister Richard Caborn will be writing to his Spanish counterpart to express his outrage at the racist abuse suffered by England's black players in last night's friendly international in Madrid.
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Spain coach Luis Aragones refused to criticise those guilty of racist chanting during last nightâs clash with England. Three England players were targeted for abuse by the Bernabeu support, and when repeatedly
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At Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium, a couple of thousand Spanish fans hurled racist abuse at England's black players every time they came near the ball.
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FIFA is under pressure to act decisively  following the racist abuse directed at England players during  Wednesday's friendly against Spain in Madrid.
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Tony Blair and the Spanish prime minister yesterday condemned the racist abuse of black England footballers by thousands of Spanish fans as the disgraceful scenes on Wednesday night prompted outrage in Britain and threatened to escalate into a diplomatic
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England&#39;s friendly with Spain tomorrow night has been overshadowed by a row between Madrid and London Olympic officials. They have clashed over the use of the match to promote the Spanish city&#39;s bid for the 2012 Games.
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English soccer has reacted with disdain  to the fine of 100,000 Swiss francs ($87,340) handed to the  Spanish FA for the racist chanting at the November friendly  between England and Spain in Madrid.
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World soccer&#39;s governing body will investigate the racial taunting of England&#39;s black players by Spanish soccer fans during two international matches this week.
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Fans taunted black players on England's team Wednesday night during Spain's 1-0 victory in an exhibition game.
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Spaniards used to say they lived in one of Europe's most racially tolerant countries. Soccer has shattered that myth. In Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium &#151; the Yankee Stadium of soccer &#151; Spanish fans bellowed out monkey noises last week each time a black English player touched the ball in a match between England and Spain.
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The British government condemned racist taunts by fans in Spain aimed at black players on England&#39;s team during an exhibition game, and FIFA, soccer&#39;s governing body, ordered an investigation yesterday.
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Fans taunt black players on England's team Wednesday night during Spain's 1-0 victory in an exhibition game.
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Robert Pires has called for action to be taken against the Spain coach, Luis Aragones, over racist comments apparently aimed at his Arsenal and France team-mate, Thierry Henry, which were picked up on television.
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England will complain to FIFA about racist abuse directed at their black players during an under-21 friendly international in Spain, a Football Association spokesman said on Wednesday.