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I have no racism problems in England, says Melchiot (26.10.2001)
LONDON,
- Chelsea FC defender Marcio Melchiot said on his icons.com personal page that he has no racism problems, playing in England:
"I really believe that racism has almost disappeared from the English game and I think this is because of the multi-culturalism of the English game. Every team contains players from all over the world. This is one of the reasons that I love playing in England and the Premiership.
I come from a multi-cultural city, Amsterdam and now I live in London. I think both cities are very similar in that there is a tolerant attitude on the street. I wouldn`t expect to be abused in Amsterdam because of my colour and I wouldn`t expect it in London. Racism comes from ignorance and it is ludicrous to think people are different because of colour.
Of course racism has not totally vanished from football and I experienced it in a recent UEFA cup game for Chelsea. It is
often in Europe where these incidents happen. Against Levski Sofia this season a player racially abused me and it did make me angry. But in these incidents you just have to keep your cool and show you can beat them with your football. There is no point in trying to fight them and reacting to it. You just have to show them their attitude means nothing to you. Of course, you become angry but what is the point in reacting to their ignorance?
In Europe I have experienced racism against Spanish teams, Italian and eastern European teams. It is sad to see it still goes on and it would be good to see these countries become more like England where people judge you on your football skills and not your colour."
24-year - old full back joined the Blues` in 1999 from AFC Ajax, and played 37 premiership matches, scoring one goal. Melchiot played 59 games Ajax from 1996 to 1999 and scored one goal.
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