Fines dont help stop racism,insists chief Blatter

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is protesting to the Italian football authorities over a decision to only fine Roma euro 50,000 64,865 after their fans racially abused AC Milan players.

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter is protesting to the Italian football authorities over a decision to only fine Roma euro 50,000 64,865 after their fans racially abused AC Milan players.

Play was stopped for almost two minutes during the second half of Sundays game when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng. Warnings issued over the stadium speaker system went unheeded,leading to a Serie A match being suspended due to racism for the first time.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has put renewed vigor into the fight against racism since Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng led his teammates off the pitch when he was racially abused during a friendly against an Italian fourth-tier side in January. Blatter is unhappy that the latest case was so quickly wrapped up by Italian football officials,while branding small fines for racist abuse unacceptable.

What is surprising and is not understandable for me,is that the disciplinary committee of the Italian Football Federation has taken a decision,not even 24 hours after the event,by just imposing a fine, Blatter said Tuesday on FIFAs official website.

They have not made any investigation of what happened. And just to give a pecuniary sanction is not valid,that is not acceptable. You will always find money.

What is 50,000 euros for such an incident? Im not happy and I will call the Italian Federation. Thats not a way to deal with such matters.

Drogba responds in style

Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba hit back at a Fenerbahce fan who waved a banana towards him and team mate Emmanuel Eboue during the weekends league encounter by highlighting some home truths about racism.

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Ivory Coast players Eboue and Drogba,who was instrumental in Chelseas run to the Champions League title last season,were heckled during Sundays 2-1 league win by Fenerbahce in the high-octane encounter.

A Fenerbahce fan was stabbed to death and more than 100 fans were detained following Turkeys biggest derby.

Drogba,whose Galatasaray team have already secured the Turkish championship,wasted little time in highlighting that both Fenerbahce goals were scored by Cameroon striker Pierre Webo.

You call me monkey but you cried when Chelsea beat Fenerbahce in 2008,you called me monkey but you jumped in front of your screen when I won the Champions League, Drogba said on Galatasarays Facebook page.

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You called me monkey but you got mad when I became champion with Galatasaray and the saddest thing is you called me monkey and forgot that you jumped when my monkey brother scored twice yesterday8230; and you call yourself a true fan? Check all the Galatasaray fans comments and learn from them. Drogba also posted an image on Instagram depicting humans evolving from apes.