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WARSAW - Euro 2012 organisers have invited former England footballcaptain Sol Campbell to come to the tournament, after he warnedfans to stay away due to fears of racist attacks and violence inco-hosts Poland and Ukraine. "Dear Sol, feel invited - feel like at home. In Poland, at ourcommon Euro 2012. Get to know us as we really are," organisersPL.2012 said in statement on Tuesday.
On Monday, the former Tottenham Hotspur and England defender told aBBC television programme that fans should not go to the Euro 2012amid fears about far-right gangs that have prompted the families oftwo black England footballers to stay away. The families of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott said theywould not risk going to Ukraine to watch England's matches afterpublic warnings from the British government. The foreign ministries of Denmark and France have also warned fansabout the risk of racist attacks. In the BBC documentary, some fans at matches in both Poland andUkraine were seen making Nazi salutes and taunting black playerswith monkey chants.
It also uncovered anti-Semitism and a seriousassault on a group of Asian students. PL.2012, however, termed the warnings "unjust" and said they had"nothing to do with reality". "The problem of stadium pathologies, such as xenophobia or racism,is a problem specific to the whole of Europe and not only toPoland," they added. In an apparent bid to pre-empt football-related violence, police inPoland on Monday arrested 42 people - including prominent membersof football hooligan gangs - suspected of being involved in drugtrafficking and extortion. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain two decades ago, the far-righthas found fertile ground among fan gangs in Eastern Europe'sfootball stadiums.
Monitors from the UEFA-backed Football Against Racism in Europe(FARE) network have recorded dozens of shocking far-right slogansat Ukrainian league matches and plan to deploy at Euro 2012 games. But they said that the Euro 2012 spotlight has helped tackle theissue. European football's governing body UEFA remains confident thatUkraine can ensure the safety of the 800,000 foreign fans expectedat the tournament, which kicks off on June 8 in Poland. I am Electrical Ceramics writer, reports some information about wire cable industry , 6000 watt generator.
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