Be assured that Krakow – the Polish base for England, Holland and Italy – is not defined by neo-Nazi yobbery, but the chants directed at black Dutch players at a training session on Wednesday cast a shadow over Euro 2012 that stretched all the way to their opening Group B game against Denmark in Kharkiv.
While Uefa and journalists were trying to ascertain the precise nature of the racist abuse heard while Holland were performing their warm-up laps at Wisla Krakow’s stadium, Euro 2012 was turning increasingly ugly with attacks by Russian fans on stewards in Wroclaw and monkey chanting aimed at the Czech Republic’s only black player, Theodor Gebre Selassie.
Krakow is a handsome and calm Silesian city which memorialises its own grim history almost everywhere you look but also has a modern cosmopolitan feel.
Oskar Schindler’s enamel factory serves as an exhaustive museum of the Nazi occupation and visitors travel in large numbers to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 50 miles away.
Yet last week’s problem at Dutch training, reported by captain Mark van Bommel, shifted the focus away from Holland’s attempts to improve upon their World Cup final finish in South Africa two years ago and on to Van Bommel’s warning: “We will take it up with Uefa and if it happens at a match we ask the referee to take us off.”
In the event, Holland’s biggest difficulty was overcoming Michael Krohn-Dehli’s first-half goal for Denmark, scored when the Dutch were posting 73 per cent possession.
The pace of Holland’s front four created numerous chances but the lack of a lethal edge will have encouraged Germany, who face the Dutch in Kharkiv on Wednesday.
The vilification of Selassie was reported by monitors from The Fare (Football Against Racism in Europe) network. They described it as “fleeting” racist abuse.
“Russian Empire” flags were also on display. Meanwhile some local experts claimed the vile chanting was actually a local Wisla staccato chant of “Jew, Jew” aimed at fans of Cracovia, their local rivals.
Plainly anti-semitic abuse is no more tolerable than skin-based hostility but there is an obligation to be sure of the facts.
Overall there was a sense by the time Saturday’s games kicked off of a tournament landing like a spaceship on countries where football grounds are often a stage for extremism and xenophobia. Political tensions also bubble.
In the Lviv region there is antagonism towards Russia dating from the Soviet era of forced rule.
Many of the behavioural problems exist in the west as well but there will be revulsion if they disfigure a whole international tournament, six years before the 2018 World Cup touches down in Russia.
Yesterday footage of attacks on stewards in Wroclaw was widely circulated on media outlets.
Particularly chilling was the sight of one steward curled up on the floor after taking a flurry of punches.
Eastern Europeans with no emotional stake in Uefa’s showcase championship have been given an opportunity to advertise their sociopathic urges to the world while challenging a governing body with a poor record of responding to racist behaviour to join them in a political battle.
The Dutch were on the leading edge as they kicked off their opening fixture. From the moment Van Bommel said of the chanting in Krakow: “It’s a real disgrace, especially after getting back from Auschwitz, that you are confronted with this,” the tournament was on alert for an escalation in Kharkiv.
Earlier Ruud Gullit supported Mario Balotelli’s threat to walk off the pitch if abused while playing for Italy.
Michel Platini, the Uefa president, who has been accused of complacency, said Balotelli would be booked if he did so.
Another widespread impression is that racists are going unpunished, because police lack either the will or expertise to intervene.
Assistant Chief Constable Andy Hunt, who heads the British police delegation, says: “One of the things we’re advising is if you’ve spotted anyone doing something inappropriate that you tackle it quickly and set an example.”
In Kharkiv, Holland had another worry: their profligacy around Denmark’s goal.
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Euro 2012: Racist attacks continue as on-lookers jeer Holland's black players during a training session in Krakow
During a training session at their base in Krakow, Dutch players were taunted by anti-black chants. UEFA has begun to look into the exact nature of the racist attacks. Reports of the jeers come after Russian fans reportedly taunted Theodor Gebre Selassie, the Czech Republic’s only black player, with monkey chants during the teams’ opener on Friday. Dutch captain Mark van Bommel said of the racist abuse, ‘“It’s a real disgrace, especially after getting back from Auschwitz, that you are confronted with this.’
Be assured that Krakow – the Polish base for England, Holland and Italy – is not defined by neo-Nazi yobbery, but the chants directed at black Dutch players at a training session on Wednesday cast a shadow over Euro 2012 that stretched all the way to their opening Group B game against Denmark in Kharkiv.
While Uefa and journalists were trying to ascertain the precise nature of the racist abuse heard while Holland were performing their warm-up laps at Wisla Krakow’s stadium, Euro 2012 was turning increasingly ugly with attacks by Russian fans on stewards in Wroclaw and monkey chanting aimed at the Czech Republic’s only black player, Theodor Gebre Selassie.
Krakow is a handsome and calm Silesian city which memorialises its own grim history almost everywhere you look but also has a modern cosmopolitan feel.
Oskar Schindler’s enamel factory serves as an exhaustive museum of the Nazi occupation and visitors travel in large numbers to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 50 miles away.
Yet last week’s problem at Dutch training, reported by captain Mark van Bommel, shifted the focus away from Holland’s attempts to improve upon their World Cup final finish in South Africa two years ago and on to Van Bommel’s warning: “We will take it up with Uefa and if it happens at a match we ask the referee to take us off.”
In the event, Holland’s biggest difficulty was overcoming Michael Krohn-Dehli’s first-half goal for Denmark, scored when the Dutch were posting 73 per cent possession.
The pace of Holland’s front four created numerous chances but the lack of a lethal edge will have encouraged Germany, who face the Dutch in Kharkiv on Wednesday.
The vilification of Selassie was reported by monitors from The Fare (Football Against Racism in Europe) network. They described it as “fleeting” racist abuse.
“Russian Empire” flags were also on display. Meanwhile some local experts claimed the vile chanting was actually a local Wisla staccato chant of “Jew, Jew” aimed at fans of Cracovia, their local rivals.
Plainly anti-semitic abuse is no more tolerable than skin-based hostility but there is an obligation to be sure of the facts.
Overall there was a sense by the time Saturday’s games kicked off of a tournament landing like a spaceship on countries where football grounds are often a stage for extremism and xenophobia. Political tensions also bubble.
In the Lviv region there is antagonism towards Russia dating from the Soviet era of forced rule.
Many of the behavioural problems exist in the west as well but there will be revulsion if they disfigure a whole international tournament, six years before the 2018 World Cup touches down in Russia.
Yesterday footage of attacks on stewards in Wroclaw was widely circulated on media outlets.
Particularly chilling was the sight of one steward curled up on the floor after taking a flurry of punches.
Eastern Europeans with no emotional stake in Uefa’s showcase championship have been given an opportunity to advertise their sociopathic urges to the world while challenging a governing body with a poor record of responding to racist behaviour to join them in a political battle.
The Dutch were on the leading edge as they kicked off their opening fixture. From the moment Van Bommel said of the chanting in Krakow: “It’s a real disgrace, especially after getting back from Auschwitz, that you are confronted with this,” the tournament was on alert for an escalation in Kharkiv.
Earlier Ruud Gullit supported Mario Balotelli’s threat to walk off the pitch if abused while playing for Italy.
Michel Platini, the Uefa president, who has been accused of complacency, said Balotelli would be booked if he did so.
Another widespread impression is that racists are going unpunished, because police lack either the will or expertise to intervene.
Assistant Chief Constable Andy Hunt, who heads the British police delegation, says: “One of the things we’re advising is if you’ve spotted anyone doing something inappropriate that you tackle it quickly and set an example.”
In Kharkiv, Holland had another worry: their profligacy around Denmark’s goal.
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Be assured that Krakow – the Polish base for England, Holland and Italy – is not defined by neo-Nazi yobbery, but the chants directed at black Dutch players at a training session on Wednesday cast a shadow over Euro 2012 that stretched all the way to their opening Group B game against Denmark in Kharkiv.
While Uefa and journalists were trying to ascertain the precise nature of the racist abuse heard while Holland were performing their warm-up laps at Wisla Krakow’s stadium, Euro 2012 was turning increasingly ugly with attacks by Russian fans on stewards in Wroclaw and monkey chanting aimed at the Czech Republic’s only black player, Theodor Gebre Selassie.
Krakow is a handsome and calm Silesian city which memorialises its own grim history almost everywhere you look but also has a modern cosmopolitan feel.
Oskar Schindler’s enamel factory serves as an exhaustive museum of the Nazi occupation and visitors travel in large numbers to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 50 miles away.
Yet last week’s problem at Dutch training, reported by captain Mark van Bommel, shifted the focus away from Holland’s attempts to improve upon their World Cup final finish in South Africa two years ago and on to Van Bommel’s warning: “We will take it up with Uefa and if it happens at a match we ask the referee to take us off.”
In the event, Holland’s biggest difficulty was overcoming Michael Krohn-Dehli’s first-half goal for Denmark, scored when the Dutch were posting 73 per cent possession.
The pace of Holland’s front four created numerous chances but the lack of a lethal edge will have encouraged Germany, who face the Dutch in Kharkiv on Wednesday.
The vilification of Selassie was reported by monitors from The Fare (Football Against Racism in Europe) network. They described it as “fleeting” racist abuse.
“Russian Empire” flags were also on display. Meanwhile some local experts claimed the vile chanting was actually a local Wisla staccato chant of “Jew, Jew” aimed at fans of Cracovia, their local rivals.
Plainly anti-semitic abuse is no more tolerable than skin-based hostility but there is an obligation to be sure of the facts.
Overall there was a sense by the time Saturday’s games kicked off of a tournament landing like a spaceship on countries where football grounds are often a stage for extremism and xenophobia. Political tensions also bubble.
In the Lviv region there is antagonism towards Russia dating from the Soviet era of forced rule.
Many of the behavioural problems exist in the west as well but there will be revulsion if they disfigure a whole international tournament, six years before the 2018 World Cup touches down in Russia.
Yesterday footage of attacks on stewards in Wroclaw was widely circulated on media outlets.
Particularly chilling was the sight of one steward curled up on the floor after taking a flurry of punches.
Eastern Europeans with no emotional stake in Uefa’s showcase championship have been given an opportunity to advertise their sociopathic urges to the world while challenging a governing body with a poor record of responding to racist behaviour to join them in a political battle.
The Dutch were on the leading edge as they kicked off their opening fixture. From the moment Van Bommel said of the chanting in Krakow: “It’s a real disgrace, especially after getting back from Auschwitz, that you are confronted with this,” the tournament was on alert for an escalation in Kharkiv.
Earlier Ruud Gullit supported Mario Balotelli’s threat to walk off the pitch if abused while playing for Italy.
Michel Platini, the Uefa president, who has been accused of complacency, said Balotelli would be booked if he did so.
Another widespread impression is that racists are going unpunished, because police lack either the will or expertise to intervene.
Assistant Chief Constable Andy Hunt, who heads the British police delegation, says: “One of the things we’re advising is if you’ve spotted anyone doing something inappropriate that you tackle it quickly and set an example.”
In Kharkiv, Holland had another worry: their profligacy around Denmark’s goal.
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