Van Bommel complains of racism
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June 9, 2012, Saturday
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FEARS over Euro 2012 being overshadowed by racist incidents returned yesterday after Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel said the team heard racist chanting during a public training session in the Polish city of Krakow.
Co-hosts Poland and Ukraine have already rejected claims that racist violence is rife at their football grounds, which has led to governments of some participating nations to warn travelling fans to be on their guard.
But van Bommel said they were forced to train away from fans who had turned up for a public training session in Krakow on Wednesday. "We all heard the monkey chants," van Bommel told De Telegraaf newspaper. "We can't accept that. We reacted well and the situation was sorted."
The AC Milan midfielder added: "During the tournament, if any one of us is confronted with such a thing, we'll immediately go to the referee to ask him to intervene."
UEFA had said that a small group of protesters targeted the Dutch team's training ground on Wednesday but denied the demonstrations were racist.
Co-hosts Poland and Ukraine have already rejected claims that racist violence is rife at their football grounds, which has led to governments of some participating nations to warn travelling fans to be on their guard.
But van Bommel said they were forced to train away from fans who had turned up for a public training session in Krakow on Wednesday. "We all heard the monkey chants," van Bommel told De Telegraaf newspaper. "We can't accept that. We reacted well and the situation was sorted."
The AC Milan midfielder added: "During the tournament, if any one of us is confronted with such a thing, we'll immediately go to the referee to ask him to intervene."
UEFA had said that a small group of protesters targeted the Dutch team's training ground on Wednesday but denied the demonstrations were racist.
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