Loser
We honestly had no idea that soccer was such a racist sport until RJ pointed us to this story on HBO Real Sports about fans making monkey noises and throwing bananas when a black player touches the ball. This mainly is because the only soccer we get is on Telemundo and we only watch it for the “goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal” calls.
It turns out that it’s not just unruly fans. Last year, a player was arrested in Brazil, where racism is a crime, for making racist remarks to an opponent. On Wednesday, prosecutors in Sao Paulo charged Juventure player Antonio Carlos for yelling “monkey” at a black player on the opposing team last month.
Could you imagine if this happened in the United States? You thought John Rocker got a lot of flack; if someone did this in a game at the college or pro level, there’d be a riot.
Carlos has already been suspended for 120 days and could face 1 – 3 years in jail if found guilty. Or he can hand out $10,000 flyers that say “We are all equal” and “Say no to racism.” Hmmmm… 10,000 flyers or a few years in brazilian “pound me in the ass” prison. Do they have Kinkos in Brazil?
Links:
[ESPN Soccernet]: Brazilian soccer player faces criminal racism charge
