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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 0:17:33 GMT
Dunno if this has been posted before, but looks like UEFA are doing their bit to restrict freedom of speech again. www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/18/uefa-fines-ajax-banners Not only are football fans having to absorb the enormous costs of the modern game, it seems they are now having to be told to keep their mouth shut about it too. Following on from the disquieting story of Manchester City supporters being warned by police to take down banners questioning the price of an away ticket at their recent match at Arsenal (a slogan with no swear words or severe antagonism, by the way), Uefa has fined Ajax €10,000 after their crowd displayed banners about the effects of mega-money in football.
During their Champions League match at home to Manchester City in October, Ajax fans unveiled a banner with the motto "Against Modern Football", beneath a cartoon of a sheik holding a bag embossed with a dollar sign, the image presented as a stop sign with a red line through it. Another slogan read "€80 for the away section is ridiculous", and there were banners with offensive messages aimed at Manchester City, Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg and Red Bull Leipzig.
City are owned by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family. Ajax, who last won the European Cup in 1995, have struggled to compete at the top level of the continental game since the arrival of heavy overseas investment at some of the wealthiest clubs in Europe.
Uefa's official stance was that the Dutch club was fined for "display of a provocative and inappropriate banner". |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 0:22:34 GMT
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jan 30, 2013 0:25:59 GMT
For the "fuck you" one it's fair enough, but for the rest it's a joke.
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Post by Pricey on Jan 30, 2013 0:26:17 GMT
I think UEFA need to explain what was provocative and inappropriate about it. Who was it provoking? And to what end? www.standamf.com/ |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 0:33:35 GMT
FIFA are just as bad. On a hard drive somewhere I've got a leaked document of FIFA requirements for hosting a world cup. Included are a whole raft of legislative changes that each country must agree to, essentially guaranteeing tax dodging for corporate sponsors etc. I'll have to crack it out and host it online somewhere when I get a chance. Can't find a link to it anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 0:54:18 GMT
Interesting article on that site about the Twenty's Plenty scheme. Nice one. |
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Post by Pricey on Jan 30, 2013 0:56:46 GMT
Buy issue #3 of the fanzine from distant echo. It's really good. Think #4 is on the way soon.
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