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Italy Suffering from Racism 'Epidemic,' Says Head of European Football Watchdog

Italy has fallen subject to a racism epidemic that was reignited when Juventus striker Moise Kean was subject to abuse in their 2-0 win at Cagliari, the chief of European football's anti-racism watchdog Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) has said.

Piara Powar is the executive director of FARE, who gave Martyn Herman of Reuters his outlook on the landscape in Italy at a recent conference organised by UEFA, the Football Association and FARE:

"Italy in particular has got a very big problem, I would go as far as to say it's an epidemic.