Say No To Racism Analysis

In the words of Jewish philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel, “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man; the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” Racism is prevalent in all aspects of the world including cultures, religions, and even sports. Some would argue that racism has been terminated in soccer, but this is a vacuous argument due to the amount of incidents that have occurred in recent years. There have been over 350 racial episodes in European soccer in the year 2014 alone. Racism in soccer remains ever present with the recurring amount of incidents that continue to take place in the modern game. Despite the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) claiming that racist incidents have decreased in soccer, studies have shown that racist attacks have been more prevalent within the sport and have grown in recent years. Some of these attacks have been exhibited through multiple racist chants, gestures, and altercations that, if they were to continue, would inevitably cause the …show more content…
The campaign’s ultimate goal is to eliminate racism, discrimination and intolerance from football. With racism still being a prevalent and ongoing issue, creating campaigns such as “Say NO to Racism” will attempt to create a more peaceful and impartial environment.
FIFA has claimed that they have taken the right precautions to diminish racism in soccer, yet all of these recurring events prove that they have failed to do so. FIFA has failed to take the right protocol to tackle the growing epidemic of racism, and as a result it will cause people of all races to fall out with the sport. The more people that fall out of favor with the sport, the less people will have the urge to play it. If this behavior continues, FIFA has no choice but to ban this behavior or else the sport of soccer as we know it will