Klopp Demands Life Bans For Fans Caught In Racist Act
By Joshua Walters
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has called for lifetime bans for fans found guilty in any form of racist acts against footballers.
The former Borussia Dortmund trainer describes racist acts against players as disgusting and thinks it should not be viewed with fanatism and club affiliations.
The sub-culture of racism against players is gaining grounds once more after some English players, including Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose were subjected to monkey chants whiles on international duty against Montenegro.
The incident which received worldwide condemnation was followed by another spectacle in the Serie A where Juventus' Moise Kean was at the receiving end of another monkey chants from the home fans as Juve defeated Cagliari 2-0.
Another racist act popped up again on Thursday as some Chelsea fans carried a banner that sort to portray Liverpool's Mohamed Salah as a terrorist before the Blues' Europa League quarter-final first leg at Slavia Prague.
“I think it’s disgusting, " Klopp said on Friday. "We should not see it as a Chelsea thing or a Liverpool thing, it is another sign that something is going wrong."
“It is still only a few people, but the stronger the reaction from all of us the more it will help to avoid things like this in the future."
“These guys, not always, are football fans so if you do something like that you should not be allowed to enter a stadium again in your life."
“All parts of racism are that some people think they are more worthy or valuable than others and that’s the biggest misunderstanding in the world out there."
“Football is the best example of how different people, different races can work together brilliantly."
“If you go in each dressing room in the world of football, you find them all sitting next to each other, no-one cares who is coming from where and where your parents came from. It is never an issue."
“Because football is very public and we talk a lot about this so I think we pretty much have a strong voice and we have to use that strong voice and say altogether things like this are not allowed to happen again.”
