Soccer fans display huge portrait of Hitler in Sudan November 28, 2017The offensive Hitler display at the Sudanese soccer game. (Twitter)(Twitter)Soccer fans display huge portrait of Hitler in SudanFans of Sudan’s Al Hilal soccer team displayed a banner with a portrait of Hitler and the word ‘Holocaust’ during a match.By: Aryeh Savir, World Israel NewsSupporters of Sudan’s Al Hilal Omdurman soccer club displayed a banner with a portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and the word ‘Holocaust’ during a match over the weekend.According to reports, this incident is a gruesome first for Sub-Saharan Africa.The Fare network, an umbrella organization that advocates social inclusion and fights discrimination in soccer with a network in over 40 countries, has launched an investigation into the incident.European sports teams have long used anti-Semitic and Holocaust motifs as a way to degrade rival teams. Being associated with Judaism in the European soccer world is supposed to be a form of degradation. Fans call supporters of rival teams “Jewish” as a way of degrading them.Earlier this month, anti-Semitic stickers of Holocaust victim Anne Frank surfaced at some soccer events in Germany. They first triggered a scandal involving Lazio fans in Italy. This incident was the latest in a long line of racist or anti-Semitic incidents involving Lazio supporters. Lazio’s ultras have long been known for their far right-wing political stances and fascist leanings. During a 1998 derby, Lazio ultras held up a banner directed at their Roma counterparts that read, “Auschwitz Is Your Country; the Ovens Are Your Homes.” anti-SemitismHitlerSportsSudan
