Sturm and Honvéd make a stand
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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SK Sturm Graz and Budapest Honvéd FC made an anti-racist stand at their UEFA Intertoto Cup match.
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Leaflets and posters
At the entry gates, fans of the two teams received a leaflet in German and Hungarian, and posters around the stadium carried the slogan "We don't divide Black and White - We unite!" Before the start of the match, the film 'Different Languages - One Goal: No to Racism' was shown. The film was produced for UEFA by its partner, the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), and was shown at all of the recent UEFA EURO 2008™ games in Switzerland.
Bringing people together
A message was read out ahead of the kick-off, saying: "At UEFA EURO 2008™, we experienced how football can bring people together, irrespective of our origins, the colour of our skin, religion or nationality. We urge all Sturm supporters to participate in the fight against racism." The idea for the campaign came from Sturm , and was implemented by the 'FairPlay. Viele Farben. Ein Spiel' body in conjunction with FARE's partner organisation in Hungary, the Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organisation, which has launched a campaign against racism in Hungarian football.