Inter Milan have been fined 25,000 euros (£17,500 or US$31,000) after the club's fans racially taunted the Ivory Coast and Messina defender Marc Zoro.
The fine, imposed by the Italian league's disciplinary council, comes despite last month's promise from Fifa to enforce tough new anti-racist legislation with immediate effect.
The new legislation includes punishments such as matches being played behind closed doors and the docking of points.
But it will not be implemented by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) until the end of the season after an agreement was reached with Fifa.
The FIGC has delayed implementing the legislation until 1 July, after arguing that it needs more time.
The weekend's abuse was the second time this season that Inter Milan fans have targeted Zoro, who threatened to walk off the pitch after the first incident in November.
In the latest incident, some so-called "ultra" fans shouted insults at Zoro - but the majority of the San Siro crowd jeered the slurs during Inter's 3-0 league win on Sunday.
League judge Maurizio Laudi said Inter would have been forced to play a game in an empty stadium if most of the fans had not reacted against the racial abuse.
However, Laudi warned that any more incidents of racism would carry a harsher penalty.
Zoro had called on Fifa to make an example of Inter Milan.
"I'm powerless to do anything about it - I just have to play," said Zoro last week.
"I wish the fans could understand what they are doing and I hope Fifa will do something."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ca/4877230.stm
"there is nothing misogynistic about anything, stop trippin.
i type this way because im black and from nyc chill son "
that happened 2 years ago and ofcourse its not right to do this BUT there are a lot of ultras that do this not only INTER ultras
and this is something a GROUP of supporters do inter have nothing to do with it
but what do u say about the thives that stole scuddetos from us and went to serie B LADRI bastards
the biggest scandale in the history of football
look at this even in serie B they win with the help of refree's i don't know how people still support a sh*t team like that
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LZxCohsmD70
what a disgrace
Last edited by Recoba; 09-06-2007 at 09:48 PM.
look who is talking
man u look like some one dont know the history of the greatest and oldest teem in italy
it the great juventus no the inter that have ony 16 scadito and 0 champion league dont let me remaind u with the last match of barca let me remaind u that 8 palyers of 22 were from juventus in the most important match in the world the finals of the world cup so let me tell u that inter will not take the scadito this year and u can concider that a promise juve is back and ac milan is bcak to fuck them bitch (inter milan) the underware teem
ABD ONE MORE THING DONT TELL ME THAT U DONT KNOW THAT JUVE IS THE MOST POPULAR TEEM IN ITALY WITH MORE THAT 10 MILION SUPPORTER AND THAT NUBER IS MORE THAT TWIC THE NUBER OF INTER SUPPORTERS
Last edited by GoLDeN; 09-06-2007 at 09:26 PM.
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