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For the Global Thinker

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate



Shocking documentary about racist fans in Ukraine and Poland...

 With just days to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012 championships,BBC reveals shocking new evidence of racist violence and anti-Semitism at the heart of Polish and Ukrainian football and asks whether tournament organiser UEFA should have chosen both nations to host the prestigious event.

Reporter Chris Rogers witnesses a group of Asian fans being attacked on the terraces of a Ukrainian premier league match and hears anti-Semitic chanting at games in Poland. And with exclusive access to a far right group in Ukraine which recruits and trains football hooligans to attack foreigners, Panorama asks: how safe will travelling football teams and their supporters be at this summer's European festival of football

Duration: 30 minutes

Watch full documentary here...

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