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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Madrid - Spanish football coach Luis Aragones faces a disciplinary hearing as the row into racism within Spanish football rumbles on, AS sports daily reported on Saturday.
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Britain will seek action at top government level after England&#39;s black soccer players were racially abused by the crowd during Wednesday&#39;s friendly international against Spain in Madrid.
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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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CARLOS Queiroz believes that the Spanish crowd&#39;s racist chants sparked off the ugly scenes on the field between Spain and England.
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Official condemnation of the racist barracking suffered by England footballers in Spain this week cannot hide the fact that xenophobia is on the rise in a country now Europe&#39;s biggest magnet for immigrants, Spanish anti-racism campaigners warned yesterday
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CLAIREFONTAINE/MADRID, OCT 7: The football world was thrown into controversy yesterday after Spain coach Luis Aragones was caught by live microphones making racist comments apparently aimed at France and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.
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By Mark Bradley, PA Sport Chief Football Writer, and Andy Hampson, PA Sport. Spain are on a final warning that any repeat of the racist abuse of England players may lead to their national team playing a match
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Spain&#39;s government and soccer federation have condemned racist chanting during a friendly in Madrid between Spain and England, blaming a small group of fans for behaviour that has caused outrage in Britain.
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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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MADRID - The Spanish government said it deplored the racist chants which marred Spain&#39;s friendly win over England, blasting the fans&#39; behaviour as &quot;lamentable&quot; and &quot;intolerable.
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The spokesman for Spain&#39;s soccer federation said English journalists must shoulder some blame for the racial taunts directed at England&#39;s black players during the teams&#39; international friendly, news reports said Thursday.
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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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Fans taunt black players on England's team Wednesday night during Spain's 1-0 victory in an exhibition game.
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There were further examples of racist abuse as Real Madrid were brushed aside 3-0 by a rampant Barcelona in the Nou Camp. Englandâs black players Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips were subjected to constant
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The Prime Minster Tony Blair today added his voice to the growing outrage over the racist chants hurled at Englandâs black football players during last nightâs game against Spain.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he was shocked and his Spanish football friends upset at the racist taunts that black England players suffered during their friendly against Spain in Madrid.