According to Danny Rose, he cannot expect the end of his active career. The reason for this is the racism problem in football. Rose was insulted in a recent international match with the English national team in Montenegro.
“I’m thinking, ‘I may have five or six years left in the football business and can’t wait to get out of it.’ I just want to get out,” said 28-year-old Rose after his Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Wednesday (2-0).
Rose criticised UEFA’s low penalties for racist outbreaks. In the event of a first incident, the audience may be partially excluded from the next match. A fine of around 50,000 euros for repeat offenders. “What do you expect when fines are imposed on me for spending an evening in London,” Rose asked.
For him, proportionality in comparison with other offences is not correct. “My coach (Mauricio Pochettino) is suspended for two games for a confrontation with (referee) Mike Dean in the match against Burnely. Racist statements, on the other hand, are only punishable by small fines. It’s a bit of a farce,” Rose said. “But that’s what football is all about, and as long as we don’t introduce harsher penalties, we can’t expect any changes.”
Leonardo Bonucci of Juventus Turin recently made negative headlines on this topic. The defender blamed his dark-skinned fellow player Moise Kean in part for being insulted in an away match with Cagliari Calcio. Many other footballers subsequently showed solidarity with Kean.
