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Eggbert Nobacon 12:20 Thu Jul 30
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Nothing wrong in his comments, but it's us so no doubt be made into a bigger story than it should
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic claims those responsible for Croatian swastika controversy are 'not racist'
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilić has become embroiled in controversy after claiming those responsible for painting a swastika on a Croatian football pitch were 'not racist'.
The symbol, which has been associated with Nazi Germany since World War II, appeared before Croatia's Euro 2016 qualifier against Italy and resulted in the country being docked one point and being ordered to play two matches behind closed doors.
Uefa branded the occurrence as 'racist behaviour' while Davor Suker, the Croatian Football Federation (CFF) president and ex-Hammers striker, moved swiftly to condemn the vandalism.
Bilić insists the culprits were not racists, however, and instead suggested they were attention seekers looking to capitalise on the social media generation.
"I do not think that [those responsible] are racist," the former Croatia boss said.
"They are doing it just for the sake of doing it. Because, nowadays, with this media, if you do something you are on YouTube all over the world, and you find yourself a hero for that group of people.
"Some people wrote that [Croatia] are racist, but of course we are not racist. We are everything but racist. And you cannot say that Croatian fans are racist. I do not know how many of them are- maybe ten, or one hundred- but it is no more than that who are doing these things."
Croatian football’s ruling body have repeatedly come under fire from international anti-discrimination bodies for failing to respond to such incidents but Bilić refused to condemn the CFF.
"I cannot really blame the Croatian Football Association," he added. "I am a Croatian, and I am from Split, and I know that the FA is trying and that the government are trying to sort things out.
"They are trying, but it is impossible to stop somebody yelling when they are stood in the stand."
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Darby_
12:22 Thu Jul 30
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He's a big lefty isn't he?
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stirlinghammer
12:24 Thu Jul 30
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minutes silence
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Texas Iron
12:25 Thu Jul 30
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nothing wrong with his comments...
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Sydney_Iron
12:38 Thu Jul 30
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Blimey, hope no one in Croatia starts booing, that will really put the cat amongst the pigeons!
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Dapablo
12:44 Thu Jul 30
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He's right they may not be racists but they're certainly fascists which any decent human being would rush to condemn, he hasn't has he!
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Lily Hammer
12:47 Thu Jul 30
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They may have been Croation Hindus or Bhuddists, trying to reclaim their symbol of love and well being.
Nazis and Jews have no right to insist the symbol is bad. It's like banning Charlie Chaplin moustaches just because Hitler sported one.
FREE THE SWASTIKA!
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icwhs
12:59 Thu Jul 30
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Nothing wrong with his comments at all, he's probably correct, people looking for a reaction, and it was an easy way of getting it.
Why should he condem it either????
Not his job to condem it, is it ? He might even be racist himself ?
Which as far as I recall he's allowed to be by law, just against the law to air your views, FIFA & UEFA might have an agenda to kick racism out of the game, which is one thing, kicking it out of the billions who pay to watch it, worldwide every year is an impossible task.
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Darby_
1:08 Thu Jul 30
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I condemn everyone's who's posted on this thread, including myself for not condemning Nazism.
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stirlinghammer
1:09 Thu Jul 30
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darby, stop being a massive anti jewistic person
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Rodfarts
1:38 Thu Jul 30
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What was his IQ again?
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ludo21
1:43 Thu Jul 30
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He's just creating the right atmosphere for the return of PDC in a coaching capacity.
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1:53 Thu Jul 30
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Whatever the view of Bilic Croatia has been fined by Eufa in the past for the racist behaviour of its football fans.
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Westham67
1:58 Thu Jul 30
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They were at war for their survival not so long ago. People from theat region are bound to be Nationalistic
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,
2:02 Thu Jul 30
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Nothing wrong with being nationalistic or proud of your origins.
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Hani
2:14 Thu Jul 30
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Croats, Serbs and Turks are backwards as fuck when it comes to flags and nationalism. A lot of Croats fans are cunts and racist ones at that.
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TrevorSeader1980
3:03 Thu Jul 30
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Hani, the same can be said of any nation, certainly true of the English, Taffs and Jocks (if you see what I mean)
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Hani
3:10 Thu Jul 30
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I don't think so, you just have to look at St George day to see that. English get it about right we are not over the top like the Turks or Croats.
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whufcroe
3:11 Thu Jul 30
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"A lot of Croats fans are cunts and racist ones at that."
Know lots of Croat fans?
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13 Brentford Rd
4:07 Thu Jul 30
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I make Billic wrong on this!
There are a thousand other and better ways to get attention than painting a giant swastika on a football pitch. Who would bother doing that unless they meant it.
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Billy Blagg
4:11 Thu Jul 30
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Stupid thing to say. Of course, you can always call on the 'not everyone is like that' and 'why make the majority suffer for the sins of the few' clause. We know that; it's not the issue. Just a condemnation about the swastika would have sufficed. It deserved nothing more and shouldn't have been given any more, Bilic has embroiled himself in something he should have been smart enough to avoid.
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