AC Milan pair Kevin Constant and Nigel de Jong subjected to racist abuse

May 12, 2014 -- Updated 1348 GMT (2148 HKT)

AC Milan defender Kevin Constant is enraged after a banana is thrown onto pitch during his Side’s 2-1 defeat at Atalanta

The incidence of soccer supporters hurling bananas as a way of racially abusing top black

footballers playing in Europe's major leagues shows no sign of abating. AC Milan defender

Kevin Constant and midfielder Nigel de Jong were left raging by the abuse during a Serie A

match against Atalanta in northern Italy Sunday, while fellow teammates applauded in a

[5] sarcastic manner.

Neither Milan or Atalanta were immediately available for comment, while Liga Calcio, which runs

Serie A, is expected to make a statement later on Monday. The FIGC, the Italian Football

Federation, have opened an investigation and will issue a statement later this week.

Sunday's incident came just two weeks after Barcelona's Dani Alves captured the world's

[10] attention by eating a banana which had been thrown at him from the crowd during a league

game at Villarreal in Spain's top league.The Brazilian's quick thinking was widely acclaimed by

anti-racism campaigners and he gained worldwide support through social media.The fan was

banned for life by Villarreal after throwing the banana which landed at Alves' feet as he prepared

to take a corner.

[15] One week after Alves was abused, Levante's Senegalese player Papakouli Diop claimed he had

heard monkey chants from Atletico Madrid supporters.His response was to dance in front of his

alleged abusers.

It's not the first team Constant has been racially taunted. The French-born Guinean player was

racially abused during a preseason friendly game against Sassuolo in July.Constant smashed

[20] the ball into the stands and walked off the pitch after becoming enraged by racist chanting

emanating from a section of supporters.

In May last year, FIFA adopted tougher penalties for racist behavior during its congress in

Mauritius. Punishments for first offenses bring a warning, fine or clubs being forced to play

games in empty stadiums. A second offense, or one deemed "serious," could result in demotion,

[25] a deduction of points or expulsion from a tournament.

Source:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/12/sport/football/football-milan-racism/index.html?hpt=isp_c1 Accessed in May, 2014.

GLOSSARY

Abuse: insulto

Supporters: torcedores

Hurling: atirando

Abating: diminuir

Raging: furioso

Fellow teammates: companheiros de time

Available: disponíveis

Statement: declaração

Issue: emitir

Chants: cantos

Taunted: insultado, provocado

Campaigners: militantes

Pitch: campo

Tougher: mais firmes

Behavior: comportamento

Warning: advertência

Fine: multa

Deemed: considerada

The expression “in demotion” in line 24 suggests the idea of

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