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Racist Sport

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Racist Sport

The controversy surrounding the chants from Romanian FCSB footbal club supporters during the derby against Rapid continues, with calls for FCSB to lose the match due to alleged discriminatory behavior. Gigi Mustață, leader of the Peluza Nord, defended the chants as part of a long-standing tradition in Romanian football, denying any racist intent and emphasizing personal relationships with Roma community members.

Mustață criticized perceived double standards in how rival fan behavior is treated, arguing that offensive chants are common across all teams and should be addressed uniformly.

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Roma Football Club

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Roma Football Club

The Roma football club NK Parag from Međimurje, established 16 years ago, competes in the Croatian football system but lacks its own playing field, which was highlighted during a meeting with President Zoran Milanović.

The Roma organization has organized 31 sports camps for children and youth, recognized by UEFA as one of the best European initiatives for young people. The meeting raised concerns about the slow progress of the Roma community’s integration and the need for concrete support for NK Parag to continue its activities.

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SV “Gypsy Kings”

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SV “Gypsy Kings”

The article discusses the football club “SV Gipsy Kings” in Vienna, which aims to reduce prejudices and strengthen player identities. The club recently played its first match in the Vienna State Cup and is the first official Roma football club participating in Austria’s regular league.

Founded by coach Slobodan Antonijevic and chairman Franco Ibrahimovic, the club is entering its second season since establishment.

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Football and Roma

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Football and Roma

Two articles in the Serbian press about Roma footballers.  The articles highlight the significant contributions of Roma players in the history of the FIFA World Cup, mentioning legends like Hristo Stoichkov, Gheorghe Hagi, and Ricardo Quaresma.

They emphasise the achievements of these players, including Stoichkov’s pivotal role in Bulgaria’s fourth-place finish in 1994 and Quaresma’s pride in his Romani heritage.

The piece calls attention to the ongoing underrepresentation of Romani players in contemporary football, despite their historical impact on the sport.

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Romano Football

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Romano Football

The Roma football club, which was founded without a pitch and without money, today attracts the attention of opponents and spectators throughout the district. SK Roma Mělník had to fight for its place in football. “I was excited, but at the same time I knew that starting from scratch would be incredibly difficult,” says its chairman and player Dominik Malinský in the DROMcast podcast.

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Documentary

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A documentary on Slovenian TV on Jože Horvat Didi who was the first and only Roma footballer in the second division of the Yugoslav Football Association. He took his first football steps at Pušča, played for Mura, then in the second German league and then in Austria. He was born on May 4, 1946 in Pušča, and died on February 2, 2024.

  • Na ogled dokumentarna oddaja o Didiju, romski nogometni legendi. In: Vestnik. 11.08.2024. https://vestnik.svet24.si/clanek/aktualno/na-ogled-bo-dokumentarna-oddaja-o-didiju-romski-nogometni-legendi-1298907
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Slovenia: Jože Didi Horvath

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The star footballer Jože Didi Horvath died. He was famous, a Roma, and fought against discrimination.
May he rest in peace.

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Serbia, Roma, and Football

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The Roma football club “Veternica” from Leskovac is the oldest active Roma football club in the Balkans. It was formed back in 1926 in Leskovac and was founded by Leskovac manufacturer Dimitrije Nikolić, for his workers, Roma spinners from the outskirts of the city in the Roma settlement “Podvorce”.

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Slovakia: Football Tournament

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The EQUAL CUP football tournament is taking place in Záhorí under the auspices of the Human in Danger organization, with the participation of students from Lozorn and Plavecký Štvrtek. As part of the Better Future for Young Roma project, which is financed by the Volkswagen Slovakia Foundation, the organization Human in Danger works with young people from marginalized Roma communities (MRK) in western Slovakia, primarily in Záhorí.

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Football and Roma

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Again, and unfortunately as usual, supporters of the AC Roma insulted a player by calling him a Gypsy. Racism among supporters is just not acceptable, but everywhere, authorities turn a blind eye. They should be fined and banned from the stadiums.

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