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10-13-2008, 07:38 AM
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Beyond teh ones at the last Championships...can't say I do.
England veto Madrid for Spain tie  Ashley Cole suffered racist abuse in Spain in 2004The Football Association will not allow a planned friendly with Spain to be played at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium because of fears over racist abuse. Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips suffered racist abuse the last time England played there in 2004. "We are currently in talks with the Spanish Federation," said FA director of communications Adrian Bevington. "The FA were clear from the outset that we would not play the game in Madrid due to racial abuse we faced in 2004." England manager Fabio Capello had two spells as manager at Real Madrid, winning La Liga in 2007. "This fixture is one of the friendly games that Fabio Capello requested to play," added Bevington. "But as yet, a venue is still to be confirmed and the contract still to be signed. "Fabio is totally supportive of this fixture." The friendly would be an attractive game with Spain, the European champions, having a number of England-based players in their side including Liverpool duo Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso. England were beaten 1-0 when they played in Madrid in 2004 with Cole, Wright-Phillips, Rio Ferdinand, Jermain Defoe and Jermaine Jenas all subjected to racist abuse. In 2006, former Spanish coach Luis Aragones was fined £2,060 for making racist remarks about Thierry Henry. Only last month England striker Emile Heskey was racially abused during England's 4-1 victory against Croatia in Zagreb. Croatia were fined £15,000 by Fifa for the behaviour of their supporters.
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