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Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan says racism must be shown the red card<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ON Wearside, he is a goal-scoring hero idolised by a legion of football fans.\u00a0But Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has also seen the ugly side of the beautiful game while playing overseas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ghanaian international, who today gave his support to the Show Racism the Red Card action group, has spoken for the first time about being the target of abuse and \u201cmonkey\u201d noises at matches in Italy.<\/p>\n

While at Serie B club Modena, he was disgusted by the behaviour of a section of opposition fans, who aimed a volley of sickening chants at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember when I played for Modena I experienced monkey chanting,\u201d he said. \u201cThat game was 2-2 and when I scored they started calling me names like monkey, trying to imitate a monkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m somebody who doesn\u2019t look at those things. I just concentrate on the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the same experience when I played for the same team against Verona.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think racism in Italy is a problem more so than in this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember we played once, I didn\u2019t score, but I had that experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t hear what they were saying, but at the end of the game I read in the newspaper that they had been banned because they were insulting me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old, who includes former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela among his heroes, is urging Fifa, the world governing body of football, to do more to stamp out the problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I hear many people calling me names, like supporters \u2013 it makes me angry,\u201d he said. \u201cAn individual cannot do it to my face, but they can do it amongst a crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s frustrating. But if the fans do that, sometimes they do it to frustrate you because they want to win \u2013 they don\u2019t mean what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut on the other hand, some may mean it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, for instance, when I\u2019m playing, I don\u2019t listen to the fans because I know they do many things to provoke you.<\/p>\n

Craig Bankhead, North East education manager with Show Racism the Red Card, said he has been overwhelmed by the support from players.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Show Racism the Red Card campaign is based on utilising the high-profile status of professional sportspeople to combat racism in society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving stars like Asamoah Gyan talking about his experiences of racism both on and off the pitch allows us to communicate a message of anti-racism to young people.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur current DVD features Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto\u2019o and other internationally renowned football players who have given up their time to help tackle racism in society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Sunderland Echo<\/strong><\/p>\n


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