<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - racism</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/racism</link><description>Newsvine - racism</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:24:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:42:05 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>European soccer proposes 10-game race abuse ban</title>
<description><![CDATA[UEFA has proposed tough sanctions against racism in soccer, including a minimum 10-match ban for players or officials found guilty of abuse.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17687608-european-soccer-proposes-10-game-race-abuse-ban</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17687608-european-soccer-proposes-10-game-race-abuse-ban</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>racism</category><category>uefa</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:23:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee290f3f-4ae0-4757-8a91-2ba12d4b2163.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="482" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee290f3f-4ae0-4757-8a91-2ba12d4b2163.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="145" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;AC Milan's Kevin Prince Boateng, of Ghana, controls the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and AC Milan, at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy,  Sunday, April 7,  2013. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Blatter softens position on relegation for racism</title>
<description><![CDATA[FIFA President Sepp Blatter has softened his proposal that clubs be punished with relegation after racist abuse, suggesting fans would deliberately provoke abuse.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616236-blatter-softens-position-on-relegation-for-racism</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616236-blatter-softens-position-on-relegation-for-racism</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>racism</category><category>sepp-blatter</category><category>blatter</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:12:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Israel asks Hungary to withdraw journalism award</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hungary should withdraw a state journalism award given to a TV presenter whose station was fined in 2011 for making derogatory  remarks about  Gypsies and Jews,  Israel's ambassador said Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17360761-israel-asks-hungary-to-withdraw-journalism-award</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17360761-israel-asks-hungary-to-withdraw-journalism-award</guid><category>media</category><category>eu</category><category>hungary</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:53:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lawsuit tests bloggers' freedom of speech rights</title>
<description><![CDATA[A colleague of the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart is asking a federal court of appeals to throw out a defamation case brought against him by former government employee Shirley Sherrod, saying the lawsuit violates the blogger's right to freedom of speech.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17328743-lawsuit-tests-bloggers-freedom-of-speech-rights</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17328743-lawsuit-tests-bloggers-freedom-of-speech-rights</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>resignation</category><category>racism</category><category>usda</category><category>andrew-breitbart</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:42:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>FIFA anti-racism chief says victims not supported</title>
<description><![CDATA[FIFA's new anti-racism chief Jeffrey Webb believes soccer has failed to support abused players and needs tougher sanctions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/02/17159683-fifa-anti-racism-chief-says-victims-not-supported</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/02/17159683-fifa-anti-racism-chief-says-victims-not-supported</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>racism</category><category>fifa</category><category>jeffrey-webb</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Mar 2013 16:14:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6f17b04b-75a6-4f77-9fb0-0b4a5dd99fb4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6f17b04b-75a6-4f77-9fb0-0b4a5dd99fb4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This May 23, 2012 file photo shows CONCACAF  president Jeffrey Webb speaking at the CONCACAF presidential election in Budapest, Hungary.  CONCACAF is backing FIFA's proposal to restrict term limits for future presidents and executive committee members, part of the governing body's plans for reforms after a series of corruption scandals. &quot;It is gratifying to see we are finally accompanying this profound renovation of the world of football,&quot; said Webb, who joined the FIFA executive board last year. (AP Photo/MTI, Szilard Koszticsak, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>German soccer team confronts neo-Nazi fan violence</title>
<description><![CDATA[Facing a surge of right-wing extremism among fans, the soccer club Borussia Dortmund has long used social workers at games to defuse tense situations and help promote tolerance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciaran Fahey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ciaran Fahey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17089141-german-soccer-team-confronts-neo-nazi-fan-violence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17089141-german-soccer-team-confronts-neo-nazi-fan-violence</guid><category>soccer</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><category>shadow</category><category>borussia-dortmund</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:28:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02ce4333-2cb1-46ac-89ad-2aab466957c9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02ce4333-2cb1-46ac-89ad-2aab466957c9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this  March 25, 2006 file picture Dortmund supporters  celebrate  after the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund in Hamburg, Germany. Borussia Dortmund clearly has a Nazi problem when two social workers employed to diffuse right-wing problems at the club are themselves attacked by neo-Nazis at a Champions League game. Dortmund fan representative Jens Volke was accosted and struck in the face after approaching three neo-Nazis who were chanting far-right slogans before Dortmund's game at Shakhtar Donetsk on Feb. 13. Ukrainian wardens prevented anything worse happening.   (AP Photo/dpa,Kay Nietfeld, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ec399020-6abd-4c21-bbe3-f4321dd8dd58.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ec399020-6abd-4c21-bbe3-f4321dd8dd58.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Fans of Borussia Dortmund wave flags in the corner during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund in Moenchengladbach,  Germany, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013.  Borussia Dortmund clearly has a Nazi problem when two social workers employed to diffuse right-wing problems at the club are themselves attacked by neo-Nazis at a Champions League game. Dortmund fan representative Jens Volke was accosted and struck in the face after approaching three neo-Nazis who were chanting far-right slogans before Dortmund's game at Shakhtar Donetsk on Feb. 13. Ukrainian wardens prevented anything worse happening. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Muslim makes Israeli football debut</title>
<description><![CDATA[Under heavy security, a Muslim football player whose signing with a Jerusalem club sparked a violent uprising by a hardcore group of racist fans made his much anticipated debut Sunday to a rousing ovation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aron Heller]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aron Heller]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16919201-muslim-makes-israeli-football-debut</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16919201-muslim-makes-israeli-football-debut</guid><category>football</category><category>israel</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:43:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ded21f63-d824-4d20-b90a-5b3f02fcccb3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ded21f63-d824-4d20-b90a-5b3f02fcccb3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bnei Sakhnin soccer supporters celebrate a goal against Beitar Jerusalem FC at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Hundreds of police deployed around Beitar Jerusalem's stadium, two days after a suspicious fire believed to be set by angry fans destroyed the team's main offices. Tensions remained high Sunday as the team faced off with Bnei Sakhnin, an Arab team whose fans have clashed before with Beitar's. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9fd7edec-e8c4-4353-895b-4e33234d0a2e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9fd7edec-e8c4-4353-895b-4e33234d0a2e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Israeli security forces detain Bnei Sakhnin supporters during a game against Beitar Jerusalem F.C. at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.  Hundreds of police deployed around Beitar Jerusalem's stadium, two days after a suspicious fire believed to be set by angry fans destroyed the team's main offices. Tensions remained high Sunday as the team faced off with Bnei Sakhnin, an Arab team whose fans have clashed before with Beitar's. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UN official urges Spain to tackle racism</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N. expert on racism is urging Spain to take greater steps toward eliminating racist and discriminatory practices against migrants.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16737417-un-official-urges-spain-to-tackle-racism</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16737417-un-official-urges-spain-to-tackle-racism</guid><category>eu</category><category>spain</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:24:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Criminal probe expected after racist soccer chants</title>
<description><![CDATA[A public prosecutor is set to open a criminal inquiry after an exhibition match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned after racist chanting by fans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16348659-criminal-probe-expected-after-racist-soccer-chants</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16348659-criminal-probe-expected-after-racist-soccer-chants</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>racism</category><category>ac-milan</category><category>milan</category><category>pro-patria</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:36:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c843bb13-d8cf-4bfc-b469-44a690e4405e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c843bb13-d8cf-4bfc-b469-44a690e4405e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CORRECTS YEAR DATE FROM 2012 TO 2013. AC Milan Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, right, is flanked by his teammate Mathieu Flamini as he gestures towards the crowd in Busto Arsizio, near Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. A friendly match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned Thursday after racist chants directed at Milan's black players, the latest incident of racial abuse that continues to blight the sport. After repeated chants directed his way, Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng picked up the ball and kicked it at a section of the crowd in the 26th minute of the first half. Boateng then took off his shirt and walked off the pitch with his Milan teammates. Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Muntari and M'Baye Niang were also targeted by the chants. (AP Photo/Emilio Andreoli) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=788eaae3-3d61-4253-82a6-7a9575e37e4a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=788eaae3-3d61-4253-82a6-7a9575e37e4a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this picture made available Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, AC Milan's Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng leaves the changing rooms as he walks past Pro Patria players in Busto Arsizio, near Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. A friendly match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned Thursday after racist chants directed at Milan's black players, the latest incident of racial abuse that continues to blight the sport. After repeated chants directed his way, Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng picked up the ball and kicked it at a section of the crowd in the 26th minute of the first half. Boateng then took off his shirt and walked off the pitch with his Milan teammates. Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Muntari and M'Baye Niang were also targeted by the chants. (AP Photo/Emilio Andreoli) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=10dcdef5-c37f-457b-9fc9-bc9788a0a620.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=10dcdef5-c37f-457b-9fc9-bc9788a0a620.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this picture made available Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, AC Milan Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari leaves the changing rooms as he walks past Pro Patria players in Busto Arsizio, near Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. A friendly match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned Thursday after racist chants directed at Milan's black players, the latest incident of racial abuse that continues to blight the sport. After repeated chants directed his way, Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng picked up the ball and kicked it at a section of the crowd in the 26th minute of the first half. Boateng then took off his shirt and walked off the pitch with his Milan teammates. Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Muntari and M'Baye Niang were also targeted by the chants. (AP Photo/Emilio Andreoli) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>English soccer to tackle racism with education</title>
<description><![CDATA[All professional soccer players and managers in England and newcomers from abroad will have cultural lessons regarding discrimination as part of proposals to fight racism.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15840982-english-soccer-to-tackle-racism-with-education</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15840982-english-soccer-to-tackle-racism-with-education</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>england</category><category>racism</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:05:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=affb85ad-1097-466e-afbc-8246442a73b3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=affb85ad-1097-466e-afbc-8246442a73b3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Udinese's Medhi Benatia, right, and Liverpool's Luis Suarez, challenge for the ball, during the UEFA Europa League Group A soccer match between Udinese and Liverpool, at the Friuli Stadium in Udine, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Paolo Giovannini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>On streets of Athens, racist attacks increase</title>
<description><![CDATA[The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap metal, two women and a man set upon him with a knife. He screamed as he fell. Rushed to the hospital, he was treated for a gash to the back of his thigh.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elena Becatoros]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Elena Becatoros]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15103242-on-streets-of-athens-racist-attacks-increase</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15103242-on-streets-of-athens-racist-attacks-increase</guid><category>eu</category><category>on</category><category>greece</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><category>rise</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:48:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96f93b37-ca47-4b1a-a58e-9e933e07bffd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96f93b37-ca47-4b1a-a58e-9e933e07bffd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, extreme far-right Golden Dawn party lawmaker Ilias Panagiotaros speaks in his shop in central Athens, explaining his party's policies and rejects accusations that it has been involved in racist attacks in Greece. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. On the top left a picture of Serbian warlord Zeljko Raznatovic Arkan is displayed.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b40c7314-e4b7-41ce-a231-b6ccb8d1c6a3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b40c7314-e4b7-41ce-a231-b6ccb8d1c6a3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, extreme far-right Golden Dawn party lawmaker Ilias Panagiotaros, speaks at his shop in central Athens, explaining his party's policies and rejects accusations that it has been involved in racist attacks in Greece. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=361ff532-8447-4210-a5c3-920eb15cc647.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=361ff532-8447-4210-a5c3-920eb15cc647.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 24, 2012, photo, Nikitas Kanakis, head of Doctors of the World  in Greece, describes how immigrants who have been the victims of racist attacks come to the organization's clinic in central Athens to be treated for their injuries. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5942d8e9-3b78-4330-bee7-08addf5757ee.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5942d8e9-3b78-4330-bee7-08addf5757ee.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 24, 2012, photo, Nikitas Kanakis, head of Doctors of the World  in Greece, describes how immigrants who have been the victims of racist attacks come to the organization's clinic in central Athens to be treated for their injuries. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a33aaafe-9bf4-4c8f-a13b-e7c7864e4c19.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a33aaafe-9bf4-4c8f-a13b-e7c7864e4c19.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, Agri, a Kurd from Syria who gave only his first name, said he fled his country due to fighting a few months ago and describes in Athens how he was attacked as he walked home one recent night. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=92805006-4b54-46e0-86ab-5bd006ca3a53.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=92805006-4b54-46e0-86ab-5bd006ca3a53.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, extreme far-right Golden Dawn party lawmaker Ilias Panagiotaros speaks in his shop in central Athens, explaining his party's policies and rejects accusations that it has been involved in racist attacks in Greece. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. On the top left a picture of Serbian warlord Zeljko Raznatovic Arkan is displayed.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4080fec1-3ce3-466e-9912-9ed27de95273.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4080fec1-3ce3-466e-9912-9ed27de95273.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, extreme far-right Golden Dawn party lawmaker Ilias Panagiotaros, speaks at his shop in central Athens, explaining his party's policies and rejects accusations that it has been involved in racist attacks in Greece. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee0dffc2-4bc3-4692-b109-d51479628f29.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee0dffc2-4bc3-4692-b109-d51479628f29.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 24, 2012, photo, Nikitas Kanakis, head of Doctors of the World  in Greece, describes how immigrants who have been the victims of racist attacks come to the organization's clinic in central Athens to be treated for their injuries. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6364be7f-5181-4bb4-b470-6a3be71afa71.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6364be7f-5181-4bb4-b470-6a3be71afa71.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 24, 2012, photo, Nikitas Kanakis, head of Doctors of the World  in Greece, describes how immigrants who have been the victims of racist attacks come to the organization's clinic in central Athens to be treated for their injuries. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fa4d2a43-31ac-435c-91fe-67ab4fb876ab.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fa4d2a43-31ac-435c-91fe-67ab4fb876ab.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, Agri, a Kurd from Syria who gave only his first name, said he fled his country due to fighting a few months ago and describes in Athens how he was attacked as he walked home one recent night. Human rights and immigrant groups say there has been an increase in racist attacks in Greece over the last year, as the country struggles through a protracted financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Terry apologizes, won't appeal match ban for abuse</title>
<description><![CDATA[John Terry apologized Thursday for using inappropriate language during an on-field confrontation and will accept a four-match ban for racially abusing an opponent during a Premier League game.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Douglas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steve Douglas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14535387-terry-apologizes-wont-appeal-match-ban-for-abuse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14535387-terry-apologizes-wont-appeal-match-ban-for-abuse</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>premier-league</category><category>racism</category><category>john-terry</category><category>terry</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:14:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Long history of fan trouble in Serbia</title>
<description><![CDATA[The racial abuse that black English players suffered during a soccer match in Serbia wasn't the first time such problems have occurred at the hands of Serbian fans. On Tuesday, the under-21 England players suffered abuse in Krusevac, Serbia, including monkey chants and objects thrown onto the field.  The British government is now urging UEFA to impose "tough sanctions" against Serbia, and the decision could be influenced by similar problems in the past.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dusan Stojanovic]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dusan Stojanovic]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14507234-long-history-of-fan-trouble-in-serbia</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14507234-long-history-of-fan-trouble-in-serbia</guid><category>eu</category><category>serbia</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:43:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b64f97d0-599c-425a-a157-d0ce52e8e719.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b64f97d0-599c-425a-a157-d0ce52e8e719.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Serbian players, in red, clash with England players, in white, during their 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off, second leg match between Serbia and England, in Krusevac, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct .16, 2012. Serbia is facing UEFA sanctions after England complained that its Under-21s team was racially abused and missiles were hurled onto the pitch. (AP Photo/Miroslav Todorovic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2690f875-dace-4476-b5f4-b27d693b8b5c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="348" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2690f875-dace-4476-b5f4-b27d693b8b5c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Serbian players, in red shirts, clash with England players, during their 2013  European Under-21 Championship play-off, Second leg match, in Krusevac, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct .16, 2012. England Under-21s claimed their place at Euro 2013 amid unsavoury scenes during their qualifying play-off in Serbia. Players appeared to be pelted with missiles after Connor Wickham struck in injury time of the second leg to book England's trip to next summer's finals in Israel. (AP Photo/Miroslav Todorovic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chelsea's Terry banned 4 games for racial abuse</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chelsea captain John Terry has been banned for four matches for racially abusing an opponent.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14124506-chelseas-terry-banned-4-games-for-racial-abuse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14124506-chelseas-terry-banned-4-games-for-racial-abuse</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>racism</category><category>john-terry</category><category>terry</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:33:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e9d00f5-5ced-4977-a117-44aed562d702.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e9d00f5-5ced-4977-a117-44aed562d702.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;ALTERNATE CROP OF LLP101  Former England soccer captain John Terry drives out of Wembley Stadium in London, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, where the Football Association hearing on a racism charge against him was held. Terry's racism hearing started Monday, a day after the 31-year-old Chelsea defender quit England duty in protest at the case being pursued by the Football Association. Terry was charged by the FA despite being cleared in court of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lithuania warned over basketball fans' racism</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian basketball officials have been warned to control racist behavior by the country's fans at the Olympics.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13118893-lithuania-warned-over-basketball-fans-racism</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13118893-lithuania-warned-over-basketball-fans-racism</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>lithuania</category><category>basketball</category><category>racism</category><pubDate>Sat, 4 Aug 2012 14:14:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3a4febb6-b2bf-4535-944d-ead4d89128eb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3a4febb6-b2bf-4535-944d-ead4d89128eb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lithuania's Jonas Maciulis, left, grabs a rebound from Nigeria's Al-Farouq Aminu, center, as Paulius Jankunas tries to box out during a men's basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0d3bbb23-5edd-41d8-be02-7a9f0eaa457c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0d3bbb23-5edd-41d8-be02-7a9f0eaa457c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lithuanian center Antanas Kavaliauskas vies with Nigerian forward Ike Diogu during the Men's preliminary round group A basketball match at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London.  (AP Photo/Christian Petersen, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>S. Dakota hospital denies surgical scars say KKK</title>
<description><![CDATA[A lawyer for a Rapid City-area hospital being sued by a blind man who says the letters KKK were carved into his stomach during surgery said the accusations were contrived by other people and that every scar "is explained by the medical procedures that he underwent to save his life," according to court documents filed Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristi Eaton]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kristi Eaton]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13077003-s-dakota-hospital-denies-surgical-scars-say-kkk</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13077003-s-dakota-hospital-denies-surgical-scars-say-kkk</guid><category>us</category><category>surgery</category><category>racism</category><category>us-news</category><category>scars</category><category>rapid-city-area</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Aug 2012 01:57:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Brazilian targeted by racist comments on Twitter</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Brazilian Olympic Committee is condemning what it says were racist comments made on Twitter against a Brazilian judo fighter at the London Games.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13052393-brazilian-targeted-by-racist-comments-on-twitter</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13052393-brazilian-targeted-by-racist-comments-on-twitter</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>brazil</category><category>racism</category><category>london-games</category><category>jud</category><category>brazilian-olympic-committee</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:52:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Terry cleared of racially abusing player in match</title>
<description><![CDATA[After four days of foul-mouthed evidence that provided insight into soccer's crude culture, Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared Friday of racially abusing an opponent.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/09/12642422-terry-cleared-of-racially-abusing-player-in-match</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/09/12642422-terry-cleared-of-racially-abusing-player-in-match</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>premier-league</category><category>trial</category><category>racism</category><category>john-terry</category><category>terry</category><category>racism-trial</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bded4caf-8493-43a1-8fdf-27c974df7a31.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bded4caf-8493-43a1-8fdf-27c974df7a31.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England football captain and current Chelsea player John Terry arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court, London, Monday, July 9, 2012. The 31-year-old is charged with a racially aggravated public order offence for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94e155c4-fb92-4d9c-827a-0bd0ec47cc14.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94e155c4-fb92-4d9c-827a-0bd0ec47cc14.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England football captain and current Chelsea player John Terry arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court, London, Monday, July 9, 2012. The 31-year-old is charged with a racially aggravated public order offence for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=42a24bb5-d96d-4522-ba2a-500199da0b78.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=42a24bb5-d96d-4522-ba2a-500199da0b78.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England football captain and current Chelsea player John Terry, center, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court, London, Monday, July 9, 2012. The racism trial of Terry began Monday with prosecutors claiming the Chelsea captain acknowledges using offensive language as a &quot;sarcastic exclamation&quot; in response to taunts he allegedly had an affair.  The England defender is accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who is black, during a Premier League match in October. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=00f34fa6-0f38-4045-9a26-6463ee5f0ec6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=00f34fa6-0f38-4045-9a26-6463ee5f0ec6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry, center, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. The racism trial of Terry began Monday with prosecutors claiming the Chelsea captain acknowledges using offensive language as a &quot;sarcastic exclamation&quot; in response to taunts that he allegedly had an affair. The England defender is accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who is black, during a Premier League match in October.  (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c5f8e8d-3e23-4fc8-85d8-01dbf335722c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c5f8e8d-3e23-4fc8-85d8-01dbf335722c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry, center, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. The racism trial of Terry began Monday with prosecutors claiming the Chelsea captain acknowledges using offensive language as a &quot;sarcastic exclamation&quot; in response to taunts that he allegedly had an affair. The England defender is accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who is black, during a Premier League match in October.  (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bae146d2-19d8-4f3f-b131-3da19195b924.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bae146d2-19d8-4f3f-b131-3da19195b924.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012 photo, Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand, is seen during an FA Cup 4th round soccer match against Chelsea, at Loftus Road ground in London. Chelsea captain John Terry took to the stand in his racism trial on Tuesday, July 10, 2012,  to angrily counter the charge he racially abused an opponent during the Premier League match.  The England defender lost the national team captaincy over accusations he racially abused Ferdinand during a Premier League match last October.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=518ffe94-995a-4209-9a8b-58d221da0dcc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=518ffe94-995a-4209-9a8b-58d221da0dcc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry, left, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Friday, July 13, 2012. The racism trial of Terry began Monday with prosecutors claiming the Chelsea captain acknowledges using offensive language as a &quot;sarcastic exclamation&quot; in response to taunts that he allegedly had an affair. The England defender is accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who is black, during a Premier League match in October. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33aa26bf-da8e-44ba-8939-9989545aacbe.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33aa26bf-da8e-44ba-8939-9989545aacbe.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry, center, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Friday, July 13, 2012. The racism trial of Terry began Monday with prosecutors claiming the Chelsea captain acknowledges using offensive language as a &quot;sarcastic exclamation&quot; in response to taunts that he allegedly had an affair. The England defender is accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who is black, during a Premier League match in October. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5ac73bc7-8146-4797-b5b8-a8f71ac0d049.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5ac73bc7-8146-4797-b5b8-a8f71ac0d049.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry, center, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Friday, July 13, 2012. The racism trial of Terry began Monday with prosecutors claiming the Chelsea captain acknowledges using offensive language as a &quot;sarcastic exclamation&quot; in response to taunts that he allegedly had an affair. The England defender is accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who is black, during a Premier League match in October. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b318f4a4-2acc-4c4e-9f46-233efbddc285.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="337" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b318f4a4-2acc-4c4e-9f46-233efbddc285.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="182" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;QPR footballer Anton Ferdinand departs Heathrow Airport in London, for a pre-season tour with his soccer club in Asia.  Queens Park Rangers soccer squad is heading to Asia for a pre-season tour to keep them get match fit and prepare for the upcoming new soccer season. (AP Photo) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO MAGS &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a223143b-f049-4fc9-a648-eeb055064a20.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="229" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a223143b-f049-4fc9-a648-eeb055064a20.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry leaves after being found not guilty at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Friday, July 13, 2012.  Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared Friday of racially abusing an opponent, Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand, during a Premier League match after one of the most high-profile trials involving a soccer player.  The case led to Terry being stripped of the England captaincy by the Football Association ahead of the European Championship and the departure of coach Fabio Capello who disagreed with the decision.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=107feb60-da87-474a-a489-2f3485a36212.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="344" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=107feb60-da87-474a-a489-2f3485a36212.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry leaves after being found not guilty at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Friday, July 13, 2012.  Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared Friday of racially abusing an opponent, Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand, during a Premier League match after one of the most high-profile trials involving a soccer player.  The case led to Terry being stripped of the England captaincy by the Football Association ahead of the European Championship and the departure of coach Fabio Capello who disagreed with the decision.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=16c28521-c69f-40fc-b70c-d950d8ac4e25.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=16c28521-c69f-40fc-b70c-d950d8ac4e25.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand's mum Janice, right, leaves Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Friday, July 13, 2012.  Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared Friday of racially abusing an opponent, Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand, during a Premier League match after one of the most high-profile trials involving a soccer player.  The case led to Terry being stripped of the England captaincy by the Football Association ahead of the European Championship and the departure of coach Fabio Capello who disagreed with the decision. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=312e7674-dd5c-4909-baef-cafc06b9030b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=312e7674-dd5c-4909-baef-cafc06b9030b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former England soccer captain and Chelsea player John Terry, center, leaves after being found not guilty at Westminster Magistrates Courts in London, Friday, July 13, 2012.  Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared Friday of racially abusing an opponent, Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand, during a Premier League match after one of the most high-profile trials involving a soccer player.  The case led to Terry being stripped of the England captaincy by the Football Association ahead of the European Championship and the departure of coach Fabio Capello who disagreed with the decision.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UEFA charges Spain, Russia over fans' racist abuse</title>
<description><![CDATA[UEFA has charged the Spanish and Russian football associations for racist chants by fans at the European Championship.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12415711-uefa-charges-spain-russia-over-fans-racist-abuse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12415711-uefa-charges-spain-russia-over-fans-racist-abuse</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>euro</category><category>2012</category><category>racism</category><category>european-championship</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:15:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UEFA charges Croatia with racial abuse</title>
<description><![CDATA[UEFA made its first formal charges of racism at the European Championship on Saturday, opening a case against the Croatian soccer association after receiving reports that fans made monkey chants at Italy forward Mario Balotelli.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/15/12252611-uefa-charges-croatia-with-racial-abuse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/15/12252611-uefa-charges-croatia-with-racial-abuse</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>croatia</category><category>euro</category><category>2012</category><category>racism</category><category>european-championship</category><category>euro-2012</category><category>mario-balotelli</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:05:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f117000e-e12a-41ce-8ac0-f850b0ea0212.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="230" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f117000e-e12a-41ce-8ac0-f850b0ea0212.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon looks to the smoke caused by flares during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1cc1a3c5-7a55-4054-902a-34a0c734ec3d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1cc1a3c5-7a55-4054-902a-34a0c734ec3d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - The June 14, 2012 file photo shows Italy's Mario Balotelli leaving the pitch after being substituted during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland.  UEFA has charged the Croatian football federation with its fans' bad behavior. (AP Photo/Jon Super) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1210b0ac-6a1f-46be-801d-cd761708013e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1210b0ac-6a1f-46be-801d-cd761708013e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - The June 14, 2012 file photo shows Croatian fans cheering after a flare was thrown onto the pitch during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland. UEFA has charged the Croatian football federation with its fans' bad behavior.  (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=229f3f23-4040-4b3f-8889-52475993bfc6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=229f3f23-4040-4b3f-8889-52475993bfc6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Mario Balotelli, left, smiles as he looks at teammate Claudio Marchisio during a training session of Italy at the Euro 2012 soccer championship in Krakow, Poland, Friday, June 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7130c99e-5e7a-45a1-b856-5b4e8da4cb58.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7130c99e-5e7a-45a1-b856-5b4e8da4cb58.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Croatia's Ivan Strinic, left,  tries to stop Italy's Mario Balotelli during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UEFA looks into reports of racism by Croatia fans</title>
<description><![CDATA[UEFA is looking into reports that Croatia fans threw a banana on the field and racially abused Italy striker Mario Balotelli during the match at the Euro 2012 tournament.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/15/12240456-uefa-looks-into-reports-of-racism-by-croatia-fans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/15/12240456-uefa-looks-into-reports-of-racism-by-croatia-fans</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>racism</category><category>uefa</category><category>euro-2012</category><category>mario-balotelli</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:15:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=928b4daf-be37-4818-896d-c9218689a501.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=928b4daf-be37-4818-896d-c9218689a501.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Mario Balotelli leaves the pitch after being substituted during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c9ebb83c-c25a-4718-a222-824fb86b7bcf.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c9ebb83c-c25a-4718-a222-824fb86b7bcf.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Leonardo Bonucci, left and Andrea Pirlo stand dejected after their team conceded a goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Groups: Hate crimes on rise in Ukraine</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hate crimes are on the rise in Ukraine, a group of human rights organizations said Wednesday, amid calls to boycott European Championship matches because of the threat of racially motivated abuse.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Danilova]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Maria Danilova]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12201444-groups-hate-crimes-on-rise-in-ukraine</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12201444-groups-hate-crimes-on-rise-in-ukraine</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>ukraine</category><category>racism</category><category>european-championship</category><category>euro-2012</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:16:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>$25M awarded to steelworker in NY racial lawsuit</title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal court jury has awarded $25 million in damages to a western New York steel plant employee who says his bosses failed to stop years of racial taunts and insults from his co-workers, behavior his lawyer likened to something out of the 1950s.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12201196-25m-awarded-to-steelworker-in-ny-racial-lawsuit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12201196-25m-awarded-to-steelworker-in-ny-racial-lawsuit</guid><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>racism</category><category>us-news</category><category>arcelormittal</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:41:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Euro 2012 fans unite against racism in Kiev</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fans from around the world played soccer together in the center of Ukraine's capital Friday in a move to combat racism and promote tolerance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Danilova]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Maria Danilova]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12182661-euro-2012-fans-unite-against-racism-in-kiev</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12182661-euro-2012-fans-unite-against-racism-in-kiev</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>czech-republic</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><category>euro-2012</category><category>mario-balotelli</category><category>theodor-gebre-selassie</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:51:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=832b6e09-1588-4df0-a228-9397c5bbb64d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=832b6e09-1588-4df0-a228-9397c5bbb64d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Sergio Ramos tackes Italy's Mario Balotelli during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between  Spain and Italy in Gdansk, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3878050-ec69-44b2-a873-8618442f9ece.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3878050-ec69-44b2-a873-8618442f9ece.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas comforts Italy's Mario Balotelli during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between  Spain and Italy in Gdansk, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5de5fcca-caea-4ce6-b09c-19ddb463ebf9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5de5fcca-caea-4ce6-b09c-19ddb463ebf9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Mario Balotelli kneels down on the pitch during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between  Spain and Italy in Gdansk, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd65d409-ba95-47a1-b313-96bc8817375d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="312" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd65d409-ba95-47a1-b313-96bc8817375d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Czech Republic's Theodor Gebre Selassie, left,  and Russia's Andrei Arshavin, right, challenge for the ball during the Euro 2012, Group A soccer match between Russia and Czech Republic, in Wroclaw, Poland, Friday, June 8, 2012.  (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5b59398f-aabf-4aaa-a96e-04a4e3f679f4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5b59398f-aabf-4aaa-a96e-04a4e3f679f4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this picture made available June 10, 2012 Czech Republic's Theodor Gebre Selassie walks from the pitch after the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Russia and Czech Republic in Wroclaw, Poland, Friday, June 8, 2012. UEFA said it is investigating reports by anti-racism experts of abuse directed at the Czech players during Russia's 4-1 victory. (AP Photo/Jon Super) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a4cbbe03-535b-4d79-a038-ff1d6b3c57e0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a4cbbe03-535b-4d79-a038-ff1d6b3c57e0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Soccer fans from different countries play street matches in the Euro 2012 fan zone in the Ukrainian capital to combat racism and promote tolerance at the Fan Zone during the Euro 2012 soccer championship in Kiev Ukraine, Friday, June 15, 2012.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UEFA charges Russia over fan violence at Euro 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[UEFA has charged the Russian football association with "improper conduct" of its supporters, who were filmed fighting with stadium stewards after a European Championship match.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/09/12140018-uefa-charges-russia-over-fan-violence-at-euro-2012</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/09/12140018-uefa-charges-russia-over-fan-violence-at-euro-2012</guid><category>sports</category><category>russia</category><category>soccer</category><category>czech-republic</category><category>euro</category><category>2012</category><category>racism</category><category>european-championship</category><category>this-is</category><category>euro-2012</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Jun 2012 14:09:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d8d80825-20e0-4f36-92ac-84b9dc1ed9c6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="382" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d8d80825-20e0-4f36-92ac-84b9dc1ed9c6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="161" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Russia's Andrei Arshavin, left, and Czech Republic's Theodor Gebre Selassie vie for the ball during the Euro 2012, Group A soccer match between Russia and Czech Republic, in Wroclaw, Poland, Friday, June 8, 2012.  (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=27568ea0-cea1-4d50-9b45-68196d00d7a3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=27568ea0-cea1-4d50-9b45-68196d00d7a3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Russia's Alan Dzagoyev and Czech Republic's Roman Hubnik fight for the ball  during the Euro 2012 Group A soccer match between Russia and Czech Republic, in Wroclaw, Poland, Friday, June 8, 2012. In the back is Czech Republic's Jan Rezek. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>