http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1312539,00.html 25% of Asian football fans face racism Paul Kelso and Shekhar Bhatia Saturday September 25, 2004 The Guardian A quarter of Asian football fans have experienced or witnessed racism at English football grounds, according to a survey of attitudes to the game among British Asians. The survey, carried out by the newspaper Eastern Eye, also confirmed the impression given by Euro 2004 that increasing numbers of Asians felt comfortable backing the England team, despite the history of racism among some supporters. Nearly a quarter of Asian supporters said they had experienced or witnessed some sort of racial abuse at matches but, on the whole, this did not deter them from attending matches. Nearly 60% thought their club was doing something to stamp out racism. A majority (75%) supported England, though Brazil had a significant following, while almost all respondents felt comfortable flying the flag of St George, with several expressing their pride in flying the flag themselves. Despite the increasing presence of Asian fans at club and England matches, reservations remained about the prospects of Asian players breaking through at the highest levels. Most fans believed it would take at least five years for a British Asian to break through at club level, despite Michael Chopra and Harpal Singh making ground at Newcastle and Leeds. There were similar doubts about a British Asian representing England. More than 20 years after Viv Anderson became the first black England player many felt it would be another 10 years before an Asian player appeared in the England team, with 6% convinced it would never happen. The survey also found that Asian people were more likely to support one of the big three clubs - Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United - than their local team, a fact which should concern some inner-city clubs. Leon Mann, a spokesman for the anti-racism pressure group Kick It Out, welcomed the findings. "There were many positives to take from the survey, such as the reclamation of the flag of St George which was evident at the Euro 2004 tournament this summer," he said. "The fact that 60% of the respondents were aware of the steps their clubs were taking to counter racism is also welcome. However, the fact that 25% of the respondents had witnessed or suffered racist abuse at football matches...indicates that clubs anti-racism work needs to be given more prominence. "What may have seemed striking in the survey was that the respondents could not foresee an Asian player breaking through at their club in the next five years, or into the national team within the next 10 years." He said it was vital to ensure there was a level playing field for aspiring Asian players "so that these same questions get different answers in another 10 years". Amar Singh, the editor of Eastern Eye, said the survey presented a challenge to the game: "The fact that so many of our respondents from England not only said they support England but would fly the flag of St George with pride proves that we will not let a national symbol be tarnished by racists or hooligans. "But we were disappointed that teams such as Leicester City, West Ham and Bradford were only mentioned a handful of times. These clubs must do more reach out to the Asian community in the surrounding areas." 我从以前就很纳闷，为何英超没有多一点亚洲球员（Asian指的是像印度或巴基斯坦 的人）？我是不相信什麽亚洲球员球踢不好这种讲法，我觉得中东人跟印巴人柔软度 其实不错，说没法把球踢好就太没道理。这份调查的结果也是说受调者五年之内不认 为会有多一点亚洲球员踢英超，十年之内不会有亚洲籍的球员入英格兰国家队，看英 乙英丙有的球员名字读起来像是亚裔球员，不过就是不知道为什麽没有英超球队赏识。 欧锦杯时我的观察其实不少亚洲裔的英格兰球迷跟白人相处蛮融洽的，大概是因为 最流氓的都被限制出境吧。Bradford这地方白人跟亚裔社区的矛盾很深，自从911後 已经爆发几次大规模的斗殴与砸店冲突，所以说Bradford的受调者认为几年内不会有 亚裔球员进该球会也不是什麽意外的事。 --

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