BBC Sportthis morning reported of the outrage for UEFA met by both Rio Ferdinand and Vincent Kompany following their £64,561 charge for Croatia for their fans racist abuse towards Mario Balotelli, whilst Nicklas Bendtner was charged £80,000 for showing his sponsored underpants.
The decision has baffled many, and Ferdinand and Kompany were united in their disgust at UEFA’s judgement. Ferdinand used Twitter to voice his disdain; ‘Uefa are you for real?’ he tweeted, whilst Kompany also used the social networking site, urging the governing body to ‘review their priorities’.
Prior to the tournament, much was made of the threat of racism in Poland and Ukraine, but UEFA head Platini insisted it would not mar the championships.
With other occurrences of racism at the tournament also being investigated, UEFA will need to toughen up their punishments for the guilty parties, as the issue of racism in the game is far more severe than that of commercial opportunism, something voiced by Vincent Kompany.
Well known for promoting equality in the game, as well as whole heartedly objecting to racism, UEFA have proved very contradictory and demonstrated their inability to take the real problems seriously as their sanctions baffle many, including Rio Ferdinand and Vincent Kompany.
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