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 Tackling racism in football Sport Integrity Australia CEO David Sharpe has called for a united approach to combat the rising instances of racial abuse in Australian sport. Speaking from a Threats to Sport Integrity conference that Sport Integrity Australia is hosting in Brisbane today, Mr Sharpe said we all have a role to call out and protect the culture of Australian sport and to ensure that the sporting arena is a safe place for all. “Every weekend we witness incredible achievements across Australian sports, from the winning professional teams to the joy produced by the six-year-old participating in a sporting event for the first time,” he said. “However, on a weekly basis we witness cowards hiding behind a keyboard racially abusing our sporting heroes or people hiding in a sporting crowd yelling racial abuse while three rows deep.” Mr Sharpe urged sporting fans to call these people out – and draw a line in the sand on behaviour that is unacceptable. “Fans need to call these peo...

Spanish football teams threaten to strike over discriminatory new sports law La Liga wants the new sports law to shield this agreement. It believes the major clubs oppose it because it calls for a more equitable distribution of football revenues among clubs.    La Liga - which governs Spain's professional football divisions - has called an extraordinary assembly on Thursday to discuss next steps including a possible strike over the draft legislation which still needs the approval of parliament. The row pits Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Athletic de Bilbao along with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) -- the governing body of football in Spain - against La Liga. There are two main issues in the spat over the law which has the backing of Spain's ruling Socialists and the main opposition conservative Popular Party (PP). One involves an agreement reached with private equity firm CVC which paid €2.0 billion in exchange for 8.2 percent of La Liga's revenues from its image rig...