While we love to think of soccer as the beautiful game, we have seen its ugly side. For too many of us, the displays of racism or racist chants have plagued our game for decades. It has reared its ugly head in stadiums around the world. No instance may be more infamous than on February 25, 2006 in Zaragoza, Spain, when Real Zaragoza hosted FC Barcelona in a league match.
Zaragoza fans had a history with Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o, having directed racist taunts at Eto’o in a match the previous year.