Summary
14 February 2012
The British government is to stage a special Downing Street summit on racism in football. The Prime Minister has stepped into the row after a series of high-profile incidents.
Reporter
Mat Trewern
Incident with Suarez marked Liverpool and Man United match
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When Liverpool's Luis Suarez refused to shake hands with Manchester United's Patrice Evra, the issue of racism in football was back on the front pages. Suarez had just returned from an eight match ban for racially abusing Evra.
Combined with the allegations of racism faced by the former England captain John Terry, it's feared the problem is starting to harm the image of the game in England.
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the 大象传媒 that football should not be complacent when tackling racism. And he confirmed that the Prime Minister will hold talks later this month with football authorities and player representatives.
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Vocabulary
- issue
topic, subject
- racism
poor treatment or violence against people because of their race
- on the front pages
one of the main stories in the news
- allegations
accusations, claims
- faced by
which the person will have to deal with
- it's feared
people are worried that
- the image
what people think of
- complacent
satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them
- tackling
fighting, dealing with
- representatives
people who act or speak for another person or group
