{"id":61285,"date":"2023-04-05T09:48:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/uefa-president-says-soccer-clubs-can-push-for-criminal-prosecution-to-prevent-abuse-of-players-61285"},"modified":"2023-04-05T09:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:48:10","slug":"uefa-president-says-soccer-clubs-can-push-for-criminal-prosecution-to-prevent-abuse-of-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/uefa-president-says-soccer-clubs-can-push-for-criminal-prosecution-to-prevent-abuse-of-players-61285","title":{"rendered":"UEFA president says soccer clubs can push for criminal prosecution to prevent abuse of players"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In an effort to tackle abuse of players, including racism, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soccer bodies<\/a> and clubs could push for criminal prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe it is time to go with harsher measures. Maybe it is time to put some people in court,&#8221; Ceferin said in his keynote speech at the UEFA Congress ahead of his unopposed re-election as president.<\/p>\n<p>Although Ceferin did not specify any case, Real Madrid forward Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, who is Black, has been subjected to repeated abuse at Spanish league games this season. Those domestic games are outside UEFA&#8217;s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/uefa-champions-league-draw-barcelona-pulls-tough-matchups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW: BARCELONA PULLS TOUGH MATCHUPS AS GROUPS ARE SET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ceferin, a Slovenian lawyer, said soccer &#8220;is an inclusive sport&#8221; which is open to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, some people have still not grasped this concept, which is why we\u2019re going to have to rethink our approach,&#8221; Ceferin said. &#8220;In cooperation with the federations and the clubs we would need to target offenders more effectively whenever a player is subjected to racist, homophobic or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/hate-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexist insults<\/a> during UEFA competitions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>UEFA disciplinary rules hold clubs and national federations responsible for racist and offensive conduct by their fans at European competition games.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctions for clubs and federations are typically fines and closing a section of a stadium for future games. 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