Italian league vows to be thorough to eradicate racism

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Wed, 2019-12-04 00:52

MILAN: The Italian league has vowed to go “stadium by stadium” in its bid to eradicate racism from soccer in the country.
The season has been marred by constant episodes of racist chants and discriminatory behavior but Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo promised that the governing body is working on “dozens of initiatives.”
“Too little has been done before, almost nothing, now we’re facing it,” De Siervo said at a news conference at the Lega Serie A headquarters on Tuesday. “We need time to resolve it though. Football has to be an example.