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| Complaint filed over soccer jersey 'offensive to Islam' |
| 2007-12-11 |
| A Turkish lawyer has filed a complaint to UEFA, the European football federation, after Italian club Inter Milan wore a football jersey with a symbol said to be offensive to Islam, during a game with the Turkish team Fenerbahçe. The symbol of the northern Italian city of Milan, a red cross on a white background, was on the Inter Milan shirts during the Champions League game in November which saw Fenerbahçe lose by 3 goals to zero at Milan's San Siro stadium. Lawyer Baris Kaska, has asked a Turkish tribunal to sanction Inter Milan for wearing the shirts which he says reminded Turks of an emblem of the Christian order of the Knights Templar. Kaska said that the symbol is considered offensive in Islamic culture and asked the Turkish tribunal to sanction Inter Milan for their 'racist' action. He has asked UEFA, which organises the Champions League tournament, to cancel the three points earned by Inter Milan after its victory over Fenerbahçe. In an interview with Spain's daily La Vanguardia, Kaska said that "the cross reminded me of the bloody days of the past." Inter Milan consciously decided not to wear the controversial shirt during their match in Istanbul, but did not think it was necessary to do the same while playing the return game in Milan. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #17 And a P-word to the loosers that lost...hire Rage Boy as your mascot...that'll show 'em! |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-12-11 22:37 |
| #16 It starts with jerseys being offensive, and if one heeds, ends with heads being offensive. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-12-11 15:32 |
| #15 The correct response: "Yeah, I see what you mean. Tough. Deal with it." |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-12-11 12:49 |
| #14 Sorry Steve! If it makes you feel any better we use pages of the porKoran for toilet paper. Just saying.... |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-12-11 12:49 |
| #13 What about jerseys with green arabic writing or a crescent on them? Some would find them offensive.... Posted by 3dc the west is the land of frivolous lawsuits, it's amazing the Muslims picked up on this and nobody else really has. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-12-11 11:28 |
| #12 The Muslim "lawyer" finds the symbol of the Christian Cross offensive and is taking action. Another form of Jihad. |
| Posted by: www 2007-12-11 11:22 |
| #11 Yeah, I'm offended that turd-for-brain libs who never miss an opportunity to diss Christianity fall all over themselves to suck up to the muzz. But maybe it's just that the muzz are "enablers" of this offensive lib behavior... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-12-11 10:45 |
| #10 There has to be some crazy attention starved western lawyers who want to find something insulting about islam. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Cromong3228 2007-12-11 10:38 |
| #9 Can I complain about Islam being offensive? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-12-11 10:27 |
| #8 Come to think of it, it does remind me of a mosque. Now I'm offended. Outhouses have made an important contribution to civilization thru sanitation and preventing the spread of disease. And while there may have been the occasional outhouse accident, the toll pales in comparison to the thousands killed by the crap that comes out of mosques. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-12-11 09:23 |
| #7 A frivolous lawyer and a muslim. Guess he might not like the cabin's outhouse with the half moon and all. Come to think of it, it does remind me of a mosque. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-12-11 08:50 |
| #6 In future, ambulances should not even break for these people. Would not want to offend their sensibilities. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-12-11 08:40 |
| #5 Rob, are there Christian countries anymore? Except for The Vatican? Italy certainly isn't. I bet there are more practicing Muslims there than Catholics today. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-12-11 08:31 |
| #4 In an interview with Spain's daily La Vanguardia, Kaska said that "the cross reminded me of the bloody days of the past." Centuries before you were born. Asshat. Everyone of them, asshats. If you don't like seeing crosses, don't farking go to Christian countries. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-12-11 08:26 |
| #3 What about jerseys with green arabic writing or a crescent on them? Some would find them offensive.... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-12-11 08:21 |
| #2 Muslims |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-12-11 08:17 |
| #1 Muslims (and only Muslims) have a right to not be offended. Fairlure to respect that right is a capital offense. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-12-11 07:38 |