Racism in the game

67YAZ

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I wouldn't be surprised to see Lukaku and other high profile Black players leave Italy.

 

Kliq

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Holy shit, you really couldn't make this stuff up.

(Translated from the Serie A site that was linked above this post)

Simone Fugazzotto , the international artist known for his disruptive works, today delivered the artistic project against racism that he made on May 15th during the TIM Cup Final between Lazio and Atalanta to the Serie A League. .

The Triptych , composed of three side-by-side paintings depicting monkeys, aims to spread the values of integration, multiculturalism and brotherhood. The works, with a strong emotional and social impact, will be exhibited permanently at the entrance of the Assembly Hall of the Serie A League to highlight the commitment of the football world against all forms of discrimination.

" Sport, first and foremost football, is an extraordinary tool to convey positive messages, fair play and tolerance. Simone's paintings fully reflect these values and will remain on show in our headquarters - commented Luigi De Siervo , CEO of the League A league -.The League's commitment against all forms of prejudice is strong and concrete, we know that racism is an endemic and very complex problem, which we will tackle on three different levels, the cultural one, through works such as Simone's, the sports one, with a series of initiatives together with clubs and players, and the repressive one, thanks to the collaboration with the police. By acting simultaneously on these three different levels we are sure that we will succeed in winning the most important game against the evil that ruins the most beautiful sport in the world ”.

" For an artist there is nothing more important than trying to change the perception of things through his own work - said Simone Fugazzotto - The concept, the aesthetics, the technical realization, even if very important come later. With this Triptych I tried to tell this, that we are complex and fascinating creatures, that we can be sad or happy, Catholics, Muslims or Buddhists, but that, after all, what determines who we are are our actions, not the color of the skin ".