I think what you say there is generally true HoreTore, but don't you think that the sporting events themselves do provide an outlet for the thugs?

Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
And if you find a Norwegian who doesn't want Carew on the national side because he's black, or a swede who doesn't want Ibrahimovic because he's muslim.... Well, then you've probably found yourself one of the world's most hardened racists.
Kind of off topic, but isn't the whole idea of national football teams racist? IIRC, one of the football bodies defined racism as discrimination based on ethnicity or nationality (after some Old Firm controversy, surprise, surprise). So if only Scots can play for Scotland, Nigerians for Nigeria, Mexicans for Mexico etc...