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	Culture of Gibraltar - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		While there are Spanish and British influences, a result of the territory's status as a British 'overseas territory' (colony) and its proximity to Spain, the ethnic origins of most Gibraltarians are neither British or Spanish, including Genoese, Maltese, Portuguese, and Germans.
		However, the Gibraltar Football Association's application for membership of UEFA, which would enable it to participate in the European Football Championships and the Football World Cup, has met with opposition from the Spanish Football Federation.
		Spanish may be widely spoken, but it is a vernacular language only, English being the language of government, commerce, education and the media.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Culture_of_Gibraltar (1647 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| News \| Spanish apologise for soccer racism
		Tony Blair and the Spanish prime minister yesterday condemned the racist abuse of fl England footballers by thousands of Spanish fans as the disgraceful scenes on Wednesday night prompted outrage in Britain and threatened to escalate into a diplomatic row.
		Last night the Spanish football federation and large parts of the local media had not acknowledged that the abuse occurred, fuelling the belief that a failure to condemn previous racist incidents had contributed to the level and vehemence of the attacks on England players.
		Aragones, who has not apologised or been censured by the Spanish federation for his outburst, said before the match that his "conscience was clear", and said the English were racist.
	football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1354974,00.html (679 words)

	Inter Press Service News Agency
		Spanish Sports Minister Jaime Lissavetzky chaired a two-hour-plus meeting attended by the general director of Domestic Policy, Rosario García; the president of the National Anti-Violence Commission, Javier Durán; and the head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Angel María Villar.
		The Spanish government undertook this initiative in response to the increase in racist and xenophobic acts in Spanish football stadiums, on the part of spectators, coaches and players alike.
		”Football should be a source of integration and contribute to solving the problems of racism and xenophobia, which have emerged as a consequence of the changes in Spanish society brought about by immigration,” the sports minister said in a press conference.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/sendnews.asp?idnews=27578 (782 words)

	Violence in sports - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In European football, UEFA and has had to warn a number of teams about racist chants from supporters, and on some occasions has fined teams or forced them to play home matches at a neutral venue, or with no supporters allowed in the ground due to racist behaviour of supporters.
		After an investigation, UEFA fined the Spanish football federation 100,000 Swiss francs (approximately USD 87,000), and warned that any future incidents would be punished more severely.
		The actions of English football hooligans in the 1980s caused English teams to be banned from European competition for six years after the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /violence_in_sports.htm (2416 words)

	Football Musings: November 2004
		It is a pity that the Spanish Football Federation did not act in a swift manner on their own accord when some sections of the Spanish crowd racially abused fl English players during last Wednesday's England friendly international against Spain at the Bernabeu Stadium, instead waiting for a complaint to be lodged on the matter.
		The Spanish Football Federation has reportedly apologised for the racist abuse that fl English players received from the crowds on Tuesday's under-21 international involving England and Spain, and on Wednesday involving the senior national teams at the Spanish Bernabeu Stadium.
		That includes: the Spanish Football Federation for their failure to reprimand Luis Aragones; Luis Aragones for his racist comment toward Thierry Henry; and sections of the Spanish crowd for their racism during the two friendly internationals.
	footballmusings.blogspot.com /2004_11_01_footballmusings_archive.html (4534 words)

	Gibraltar at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		For example, the Gibraltar Football Association has applied to UEFA to become a member, able to participate in the European Championships and the Football World Cup, but this has met with opposition from the Spanish Football Federation.
		The Spanish government as part of its campaign to reclaim the Rock claims that Gibraltar banks are used in tax evasion and money laundering (An inquiry by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee found this claim to be baseless).
		The Spanish government falsely claimed Gibraltar was the destination of the Prestige which caused an environmental disaster.
	wiki.tatet.com /Gibraltar.html (1465 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Spanish coach Luis Aragones during a training session at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on Tuesday.
		As officials from the Spanish football federation looked on helplessly, the veteran coach jabbed his finger in the chest of an English reporter who had been one of a group of us who had dared to confront him.
		Spanish television crews who had ducked the opportunity to question Aragones on the subject of Henry swarmed around the English reporters to capture the moment.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1041118/asp/sports/story_4017496.asp (746 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Spain pay for racial abuse
		The Spanish football federation was hit with a 65 000 fine by world governing body FIFA on Tuesday to sanction the racist abuse suffered by England's fl players in two recent friendly matches.
		FIFA also said the Spanish football federation faced further and more serious sanctions, including being "excluded from one or several international competitions" if there is evidence of racism in the future.
		FIFA said in a statement released on Tuesday: "The Spanish football association has been fined 100 000 Swiss francs (65 000) as a result of the racist conduct of home fans during the under-21 and senior international friendlies between Spain and England on 16 and 17 November 2004.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/400139.htm (733 words)

	Spain
		In 1981 the eagle disappeared from the Spanish national flag, leaving the current red/yellow/red with crowned arms (greatly simplified, including a small oval in the center with three fleurs-de-lis).
		As in Madrid, the Spanish flags in Toledo are the 'state' version with arms.
		In fact, I only saw two Spanish flags in the city — one on the Palacio de Justicia where it appeared along with the Basque and European flags, centred and higher than the others; and the second on the main post office where it was flown to the left of the Basque flag.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/es.html (1034 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Spain escape with paltry fine for racist chanting
		FIFA have been accused of not backing their stance against racism after world football's governing body fined the Spanish football federation £44,750 for the abuse directed at England's fl players during the senior and under-21 matches last month.
		While publicly the Football Association had to be seen to back FIFA's decision, privately, senior FA figures - and just about everyone else involved in the sport - were astonished that such a light punishment was administered.
		FIFA's statement said: "The Spanish football federation have been fined 100,000 Swiss francs as a result of the racist conduct of home fans during the under-21 and senior international friendlies between Spain and England on Nov 16 and 17, 2004.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/12/22/sfnfro22.xml&sSheet=/sport/2004/12/22/ixsport.html (688 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Is Spanish football racist?
		And he also claimed that even the best-known fl players in the Spanish top-flight are exposed to racism on a regular basis, even if they are reluctant to talk about it.
		Nunez asked the Spanish FA - which was at the time unavailable to comment on the state of its domestic football - to issue a final warning to Aragones.
		It confirms that national football organisations will continue to be held responsible for the actions of their fans, boosting Nunez's campaign and those of all anti-racism bodies.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/4019621.stm (529 words)

	Racist fans shame Spanish soccer - Soccer - www.theage.com.au
		The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said it condemned the abuse before world soccer's governing body issued a statement saying it would demand answers from the federation over Wednesday's chanting and similar scenes in Tuesday's under-21 match between the two countries.
		Although deploring the incidents, the Spanish foreign ministry said the level of abuse was limited.
		The Spanish Football Federation's press officer Fernando Garrido said the blame partly lay with English reporters, a sentiment echoed by the Spanish press on Thursday.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Soccer/Racist-fans-shame-Spanish-soccer/2004/11/19/1100748175049.html (793 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| News \| Spain wakes up to a crisis of conscience
		Tonight is a first opportunity for the Spanish to prove that they are not represented by those who launched into monkey chants on Wednesday night, to repair their damaged reputation - something that was reflected in the fact that the Spanish Football Federation, previously so stupidly stubborn, has finally apologised.
		"The Spanish FA were responding to a letter of complaint from the FA, expressing their condemnation of the abuse suffered by the England players.
		When Aragonés first harangued José Antonio Reyes the Spanish federation president Angel Mariá Villar defended him, claiming that his words were taken out of context (by which he primarily meant: out of Spain).
	football.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,9753,1355758,00.html (1482 words)

	Racist Zaragoza fans face fines - PFDC : Internet's Best Hangout for Iranian Football Fans
		The Cameroon striker, the Spanish league's top scorer who was voted Africa's player of the year on Tuesday, responded to the crowd by mimicking a monkey.
		However, the Spanish football federation, which has issued three first-division clubs with modest fines for their fans' racist behaviour this season, won't act against Zaragoza because referee Fernando Carmona Mendez didn't include the incidents in his report.
		Spanish referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez, who was the fourth referee at Tuesday's all-star match in Barcelona which raised funds for those hit by the tsunami disaster, said clubs were to blame for the upsurge in racist behaviour.
	www.persianfootball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3961 (424 words)

	Spain national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spain national football team, nicknamed Furia Roja, is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol).
		Jesus Maria Pereda put the Spanish ahead after just six minutes but they needed a late Marcelino Martínez header to win it after Galimzian Khusainov equalised with a free-kick.
		Spain has greatly underachived in the World Cup, never advancing beyond the quarter-finals (they did make the final group stage in 1950), although often being touted as pre-tournament favorites.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spain_national_football_team (278 words)

	Inter Press Service News Agency
		The Spanish government, professional associations and civil society organisations resolved on Tuesday to join forces to fight racism in football, in view of the harm it causes and the way it reflects on society.
		Laporta added that there are a minority of football fans ”who are a source of shame,” and that measures should be adopted ”to eradicate this kind of behaviour, because of the danger that it could come to be accepted.”
		The minister also referred to the current situation at the amateur football level, noting the lack of integration and the fact that immigrants are forced to play in what he called ”sports ghettoes”.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/print.asp?idnews=27578 (960 words)

	CNN.com - England cry foul in racism rumpus - Nov 18, 2004
		LONDON, England -- The Spanish football federation is facing disciplinary action from UEFA and FIFA after the racist abuse directed at several fl England players during Wednesday night's friendly in the Bernabeu.
		The English FA said they will be demanding action from football's governing bodies after monkey-chanting from large sections of the crowd overshadowed Spain's 1-0 victory.
		Spanish radio station Radio Marca also blamed the English FA for stirring up the issue of racism, saying that their complaint about racist abuse in Tuesday's under-21 international between Spain and England at Alcala de Henares was completely unfounded.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/11/18/spain.racism (614 words)

	ABC Sport - Soccer - FIFA make Spain pay for racially abusing England players
		The Spanish football federation has been hit with a $A113,000 fine by world governing body FIFA to sanction the racist abuse suffered by England's fl players in two recent friendly matches.
		FIFA said in a statement released overnight: "The Spanish football association has been fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($A113,000) as a result of the racist conduct of home fans during the under-21 and senior international friendlies between Spain and England on 16 and 17 November 2004.
		Aragones stunned the football world by calling Henry a fl piece of shit, which he said was intended to fire up Reyes during a Spain World Cup training session.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200412/s1270295.htm (832 words)

	News from Spain: Spain's football coach fined for racist comments
		Yesterday the Competition Committee of the Spanish Football Federation decided to fine Luis Aragones, trainer of Spain's national football team, 3000 euros for the racist comments he made about Tierry Henry in the lead up to the last match between Spain and England.
		The fine will be considered by many to be a long overdue and surprisingly small recognition of the offensive and damaging nature of the Spanish trainer's original comments which were recorded by Spanish television and broadcast around the world.
		Their cause and their voice would have been greatly helped had the Spanish Federation treated the behaviour of Luis Aragones with the severity many believe it deserved.
	www.euroresidentes.com /Blogs/2005/03/spains-football-coach-fined-for-racist.htm (290 words)

	The National Football Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The National Football Museum today welcomed Mr Pablo Ornaque, a representative of the Spanish Football Federation who has been commissioned to design a new Spanish Football Museum in Las Rozas in the outskirts of Madrid.
		Mr Ornaque was keen to visit The National Football Museum on a fact finding mission, calling the museum "world class" and a obvious starting point in gathering ideas and feedback in preparation for the Spanish project.
		The visit by such a leading representative of the Spanish Football Federation is testament to the excellent international reputation of The National Football Museum as one of the world's leading sports museums.
	www.nationalfootballmuseum.com /News/february10.htm (137 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. Euro 2004, champion's ...
		Spanish coach Inaki Saez has already handed in his resignation to the Spanish football federation after his side's Euro 2004 flop and will leave his post, Spanish media reports said.
		But Spanish radio station Cadena Ser and sports daily Marca reported he had met Wednesday with federation president Angel Maria Villar to say he intended to quit and make the position available to someone else.
		The federation said in a statement that it had met Saez, who only days before Euro 2004 extended his contract through to the 2006 World Cup, in order to discuss "the situation created by his decision to continue at the head of te national side until the 2006 World Cup."
	www.wldcup.com /news/2004Jun/20040624_25005_world_soccer.html (368 words)

	Articles - Violence in sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Competitive sports, such as football, basketball, and baseball may involve aggressive tactics, but actual violence in sports falls outside the boundaries of good sportsmanship.
		Contact sports such as American football, ice hockey, rugby union/league, boxing and wrestling involve certain levels of physical violence, but include restrictions and penalties for excessive and dangerous acts of force.
		The actions of English football hooligans and firms in the 1980s caused English teams to be banned from European competition for six years after the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.
	www.lightmag.com /articles/Violence_in_sports (2636 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - FIFA ready to get tough over abuse
		FIFA has demanded an explanation from the Spanish football federation for the abuse aimed at England’s fl players and called for "the scourge of racism" to be eradicated from the game.
		"We will demand explanations from the Spanish football association so we can examine the incidents and clarify whether the statutes, regulations and code of ethics of FIFA have been violated.
		Spanish football in dock as racists rise to surface
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1332232004 (594 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Internationals \| Aragones fined for Henry remarks
		It had been expected that Aragones, 66, would be fined in the region of £22,000 or even lose his job but he has been fined the equivalent of a day's wages.
		The Spanish Football Federation at first declined to take action against Aragones, but was then requested to do so by Spain's anti-violence commission.
		He insisted the comments were meant to motivate the Spanish player, by comparing him favourably with club-mate Henry, and were not intended to be offensive.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/internationals/4055395.stm (624 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Spanish coach fined for racist slur
		The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Tuesday handed national team coach Luis Aragones a 3 000 fine for racist comments about Thierry Henry of France and Arsenal.
		Alfredo Florez, chairman of the Federation's Competition Committee, confirmed the sanction, although Aragones will be able to appeal provided he does so within ten days.
		Aragones insisted he did not mean to be offensive, but federation sources warned several weeks ago he faced sanctions "within the ambit of the regulations of the Spanish Football Federation".
	sport.iafrica.com /news/420580.htm (251 words)

	The Fans Forum Football Community -> Spanish coach fined over Henry slur
		The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) handed national team coach Luis Aragones a 3,000 euro (3,500 dollar) fine for making racist comments about Thierry Henry of France and Arsenal.
		Alfredo Florez, chairman of the Federation's Competition Committee, confirmed the sanction although Aragones, nicknamed the Wise Man of Hortaleza, will be able to appeal provided he does so within ten days.
		Aragones, a veteran coach of more than 1,000 Spanish league games, has insisted all along he did not mean to be offensive and was merely geeing up Reyes by telling the youngster he has at least as much talent as his Highbury teammate.
	www.thefansforum.co.uk /forum/index.php?showtopic=5390 (576 words)

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