Racist attacks top concern for Euro 2012

The family of a second England soccer star has decided not to travel to the European Championship finals because of fears of racial abuse in host countries Ukraine and Poland.

Relatives of young Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have decided to follow Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice about the threat of racism at the tournament later this summer, The (London) Times reported.

The news comes after the brother of fellow Arsenal player Theo Walcott revealed that he and his father would be staying at home next month because of potential "racist attacks" and "confrontations."

England manager Roy Hodgson has already warned that supporters run the risk of "being beaten up" at the tournament in Eastern Europe and could be "subjected to a lot of abuse" if they are not white.

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Makes you wonder why they picked these countries to hold Euro 2012 when these kinds of things have been known to happen frequently
in both countries, especially the Ukraine.