Jean-David Beauguel can still recall the first time he experienced racist abuse in the Czech Republic, soon after he arrived in the country six years ago. “It was during my first season, from fans of Sparta Prague,” he told DW. “At this moment I was younger and I didn’t understand what happened. I didn’t really take much notice of it. Nobody reacts to it because players are used to this.” Beauguel feels little has changed since then. He says racism suffered by black players in the country is “normal.” That was evidenced on Sunday, when the Viktoria Plzen striker was subjected to clearly audible monkey chants during a Czech league match at Sigma Olomouc. The incident occurred as Beauguel tussled for the ball near the corner flag. In the immediate aftermath, he gestured to the home support and exchanged words with two of his teammates, including Plzen’s captain, Jakub Brabec. Crucially, however, the referee failed to stop the game, in line with UEFA’s three-step protocol for dealing with racist abuse. On Thursday, Olomouc were fined €4,500 ($5,000) by the Czech league (LFA) for the “racist behavior” of their fans. “I started to hear ‘Uh uh uh’ like a monkey and I was furious, I… Read full this story
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