{"id":439608,"date":"2017-11-21T19:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T19:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/21\/kp-boateng-advocates-for-stiffer-measures-to-check-racism\/"},"modified":"2017-11-21T19:30:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T19:30:25","slug":"kp-boateng-advocates-for-stiffer-measures-to-check-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/21\/kp-boateng-advocates-for-stiffer-measures-to-check-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"KP Boateng advocates for stiffer measures to check racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 21 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-11-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/96693076.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Prince Boateng Nouri\" title=\"Kevin Prince Boateng Nouri\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1511292625_911_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana and Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has called on associations and clubs institute stiffer measures in the fight against racism in football.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng who has been a victim of racism before wants the football governing bodies \u2013 FIFA, UEFA, and the member associations to show stronger commitment in the terrible fight against racism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not enough to have just a &#8216;No to racism&#8217; video before Champions League matches, and it&#8217;s not enough to wear a T-shirt with &#8216;No racism&#8217; on it and &#8216;We show racism a red card, &#8220;said the 30-year-old in a conversation with S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The former German junior national player has been campaigning against racism and xenophobia for years.<\/p>\n<p>As a player of AC Milan, Boateng received international support when he walked off a friendly football match in protest against racist comments from spectators in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In the same year he spoke at the UN headquarters in Geneva about the sad racial discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng, who has a Ghanaian father, was confronted with racism as a child. He was regularly berated by parents of opposing players and still remembers a traumatic experience he had when he was racially abused during an indoor tournament.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Ghana superstar Sulley Muntari walked off a Serie A clash when playing for Pescara after he was racially abused by a fan &#8211; an act that was applauded by all including the UN.<\/p>\n<p>Racism has been one greatest challenge of black players in Europe and Kevin believes a stiffer punishment for culprits can solve the canker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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