Samuel Eto'o almost walked off the pitch Saturday after a steady stream of monkey chants from the tolerant and non-racist fans at Zaragosa. Eto'o, a Cameroon national who is one of the best strikers in the world, is the reigning African Footballer of the Year and plays for pay at Barcelona. Zaragosa's fine of 9,000 Euros (about $10,700) is about the equivalent of 200-300 tickets to the game. Docking the team a full game's gate would get its attention, especially in light of the Zaragosa fans as repeat offenders.
I wonder how Zaragosa's black striker -- the one who received thunderous cheers when he notched two goals in a 6-1 rout of Real Madrid in El Copa Del Rey just a few weeks ago -- feels. It would be nice for the black players on the teams whose fans make the racist chants to speak out in solidarity with their opponents.
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