The problem of racial attacks on players affects other countries and is a cause for concern for FIFA, including at the World Cup. On the eve of the World Cup, the entity, in partnership with FIFPRO, the global football players' union, launched a Social Media Protection Service (SPMS), aiming to combat discrimination during the tournament. All athletes involved will have access to a monitoring and reporting service on social media, so that they are protected from possible attacks and insults on the internet during the games.
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“In recent years, FIFA has rightly adopted a hard-line policy towards players in cases of discriminatory conduct and hate speech. I consider it very appropriate to adopt measures that also seek to protect players from discriminatory acts and intolerance committed by fans, especially during an event of the size and scope of a World Cup, where attacks can instantly gain global proportions”, comments the lawyer Eduardo Diamante de Sousa, specialist in sports law.
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In Brazil, teams have also taken action to combat racism, whether with awareness campaigns or the launch of uniforms that allude to the cause and provoke reflection. O International, for example, received the most important award in Brazilian advertising, this Thursday (17), for the club's launch of the black shirt during Black Consciousness Month, in November 2021. The club was awarded at the Professionals of the Year 2022 event, carried out by Globo.
The shirt features phrases such as “black people in Brazilian football are the brand of Brazil”, “black players won the world”, among others. On the chest, there is a patch showing a Black Power haircut with the phrase “It's the Crown”.
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“Inter has always been the people's club and history shows that. We were recognized by the most important award in Brazilian advertising with the case that deals with something remarkable in the history of the Brazilian people, the fight against racism. It is the origin of the people's club present in the future of football”, said president Alessandro Barcellos.
In 2021, Inter also included an anti-discrimination clause in the contracts of athletes and employees, who can be fired if they commit acts of prejudice, whether racial, sexual, social or religious.
“We understand that this is a trend in several organizations, and in football it would be no different. We have demonstrated concern and interest in growing more and more as an institution by bringing projects aimed at inclusion and diversity with great intensity, always in a democratic way involving our consulates and fans in general”, adds Barcellos.
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Faced with a hostile and discriminatory scenario in football, Volt Sport launched special uniforms aimed at the fight against racism. America, Botafogo-SP, CSA, Figueirense, Santa Cruz e Victory They presented shirts with references to the theme, in the “Black Consciousness Every Day” line. The models were launched in October, intentionally before the date that marks the fight against racism, with the aim that the issue is remembered daily, living up to the name of the campaign.
O Cuiabá was another team that reinforced the fight against racism, by launching a shirt in honor of Black Awareness Day. Signed by the club's own brand, “Dourado”, the uniform highlights the clenched fist emblem, which is printed on the back of the jersey, below the collar.
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