Remembering the Dream Team; Russia and Poland Battle in the Streets
Today in Sports: Remembering the Dream Team, riots at Euro 2012, and another warning for NFL players.
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Today in Sports: Remembering the Dream Team, riots at Euro 2012, and another warning for NFL players.
The first matches of Euro 2012 will be played later today, but the tournament is already seeing signs of its worst fears coming to the surface — racist fans openly taunting black players.
Players at the this year's Euro 2012 European soccer championship will have to rely entirely on referees to stop any racism on the field, or else risk a yellow card if they walk off in protest.
The European football championships begin in Poland and Ukraine in just over a week, but a BBC documentary is warning English fans to stay away and one Italian player has threatened to kill anyone who dares to taunt him about his race.
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