Racism cloud over Euro 2012
- Published: 8 Jun 2012 at 15.48
- Online news:
The Poland-Greece match opening Euro 2012 on Friday match threatens to be overshadowed by fresh racism fears, despite hopes of a switch in focus to events on the pitch after a turbulent buildup.
Racist chanting could be heard at the Netherlands' training session (above) at Reymana Stadium in Krakow on Wednesday, Dutch captain Mark van Bommel says.
Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel claimed in an interview published in De Telegraaf newspaper that the Oranje were forced to train away from the 25,000 fans who had turned up to watch them in the southern city of Krakow on Wednesday.
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