Japanese football outfit Gamba Osaka was fined two million yen (S$24,700) by J-League on Thursday for waving a flag similar to Nazi SS insignia. The flag which had a double 's' in the style of Nazi paramilitary force, was seen during Gamba's 2-2 draw against city rivals Cerezo Osaka on April 16.
Gamba said late last month that it had told the supporters' group responsible to disband, and slapped an indefinite ban on the display of all banners by the team's fans.
J-League also stated that it decided to punish the club for failing to prevent the incident from happening. The club "immediately identified the supporters group in question and took shift and appropriate measures " the J-League said on the website
"However, the club's efforts to establish a system of monitoring supporter activities and enlightening them is not enough to meet its important responsibility of preventing discriminatory action from happening," it said.
However Gamba's officials was not available for the comment, the team official said that the similar incident occured in 2014 and the club has issued a warning to the supporter .Also in 2014, J-League side Urawa Red Diamonds were forced to play in an empty stadium as punishment for a "Japanese only" banner unfurled during a match in Tokyo.
The J-League prohibits displays of any kind linked to political ideology, religion or race and also bans racial and other forms of discrimination
Gamba said late last month that it had told the supporters' group responsible to disband, and slapped an indefinite ban on the display of all banners by the team's fans.
J-League also stated that it decided to punish the club for failing to prevent the incident from happening. The club "immediately identified the supporters group in question and took shift and appropriate measures " the J-League said on the website
"However, the club's efforts to establish a system of monitoring supporter activities and enlightening them is not enough to meet its important responsibility of preventing discriminatory action from happening," it said.
However Gamba's officials was not available for the comment, the team official said that the similar incident occured in 2014 and the club has issued a warning to the supporter .Also in 2014, J-League side Urawa Red Diamonds were forced to play in an empty stadium as punishment for a "Japanese only" banner unfurled during a match in Tokyo.
The J-League prohibits displays of any kind linked to political ideology, religion or race and also bans racial and other forms of discrimination
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