Sports | October 22, 2008 | 7 comments

Referee ok'd to halt Liverpool match in event of racism

source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article4988736.ece

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Uefa, European football's governing body, told Claus Bo Larsen that it would offer him its full support if the Danish referee decides to halt Liverpool's Champions League tie against Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, should the match be marred by racist abuse.

Rafael Benítez, the Liverpool manager, and José Manuel Reina, the club's goalkeeper, both of whom were born in Madrid, rejected claims last night that either the city or Spain had a problem with racism, but that has not prevented Uefa from encouraging Larsen to withdraw the teams, should there be a recurrence of the crowd trouble that blighted Atlético's previous European game against Marseilles this month.

Atlético were fined £120,000 by Uefa and banned from playing their next two Champions League matches at the Vicente Calderón or within 300 kilometres (about 186 miles) of Madrid, although it was allegations that the Spanish club's supporters had directed monkey chants at the black players in the Marseilles team that caused the most concern and invited widespread condemnation.
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