Zurich: Referees are on the front line in the fight against racism but cannot always be expected to be aware of what is going on off the field, English referee Howard Webb said on Monday. Webb took part in the first meeting of FIFA's anti-racism task force and said that one suggestion was the use of off-pitch officials to help referees identify serious incidents.
"We are very much in the front line, we are the first port of call for the players," Webb told Reuters after the meeting which he described as a "brainstorming" session. If we become aware of anything from the players or officials which they deem to be racist or discriminatory, then we've got an obligation to respond and referees will do that."
But he said that, ideally, referees needed help to take the pressure off them.
"We talked about the limitations because you are not always aware of what's happening in the stands," he said. Bear in mind that what we do as match officials is to shut the crowd out really, because we're trying to concentrate on the game itself, we are trying to focus on our job and not get distracted....
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11:47 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The SFIO probe ordered by the government into illegal money-pooling activities of various entities would initially focus on 57 companies, most of which are in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Assam. The Special Task Force under the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) would begin its probe with a total of 57 companies, but the ambit could be expanded as the investigation process moves ahead, sources said. Most of...
05:30 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Special Task Force jawans busted a naxal training camp in dreaded Abuzamad area in Chhattisgarh and arrested six ultras, including two women and a minor boy, police said on Sunday. Police seized three muzzle-loading guns, one tiffin bomb and other explosives after the joint team of STF and district police engaged in a brief encounter with naxals holed up in the hideout, a senior officer said. ...
01:55 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Webb wanted to meet players from England's Premier League to discuss their experiences of racism in an attempt to forge new strategies to deal with the problem. ...
07:37 PM, Mar 02, 2013
A task force on the changing security dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region and the roles of India and Australia in Indo-Pacific security will be launched in Canberra in March. Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr will officially launch the Australia India Institute's latest task force at Parliament House in Canberra on March 20. ...
12:35 PM, Feb 19, 2013
India can adopt 'never forget and never forgive' attitude of the US and Israel in tracking terrorists, former President APJ Abdul Kalam has said, suggesting that the three countries come together with an integrated task force to defeat their threats. Kalam said the experience of the US and Israel in cooperating with each other on real time basis in countering threats from terror groups has helped in saving the lives...
02:31 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Following the outage over the death of the 23-year-old paramedical student, who was gangraped and assaulted in a moving bus in the national capital on December 16, the Centre has set up a special task force to study the issue of women's safety in Delhi. ...
05:22 PM, Jan 01, 2013
Colombo: A major riot at a prison in Sri Lanka's capital killed at least 27 inmates and injured 42 others, while police said on Saturday that they have arrested seven prisoners who had managed to escape. The riot started after authorities launched a search for drugs within the prison, and the inmates turned against the operatives of the police's Special Task Force (STF). Prisons Minister Chandrasiri Gajadeera in a statement...
01:27 PM, Nov 10, 2012
On March 30, the Karnataka High Court had ordered for Shankar Bidari's sacking while comparing him to Hitler and Gaddafi in reference to his handling of tribals in the campaign against Veerappan. ...
02:43 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: Expressing concern over continuous threat of cross-border terrorism, India and Russia on Wednesday held comprehensive discussions on combating international terrorism and reaffirmed their commitment to consolidate bilateral interaction in the fight against the scourge. In the seventh meeting of the India-Russia Joint Working Group (JWG), the two countries emphasised that their cooperation in countering new challenges and threats is an integral part of the Indian-Russian special and privileged...
03:55 AM, Apr 12, 2012
Bangalore: Muthulakshmi, widow of slain forest brigand Veerappan, on Friday alleged that while searching for her husband, Karnataka Police Housing Corporation Managing Director Shankar Mahadev Bidari, who was heading the Special Task Force (STF), and his team "raped women" and "administered electric shock on their private parts". Addressing a news conference in Bangalore, she termed Bidari an "inhuman person who doesn't care about women". Explaining the "atrocities" committed by Bidari...
12:34 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Kolkata: The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested a 14-year-old student for allegedly sending a 'mischievous' e-mail to media houses claiming responsibility for the Delhi High Court blasts. The student, Sunny Shukla of Pakur in Jharkhand, sent two e-mails to media houses claiming responsibility for the Delhi High Court blasts posing as a member of the Indian Mujahideen, Additional Commissioner of Police (STF), Rajiv Kumar told reporters....
06:24 PM, Sep 14, 2011
Washington: The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development (Task Force) has welcomed India's announcement that it has ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). Building upon India becoming a member of the Task Force in January 2011, the ratification yesterday comes as part of a broader effort by India's government to tackle corruption and stem the flow of illicit capital flight estimated at approximately USD 19 billion...
12:40 PM, May 14, 2011
Washington: The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of unauthorised publication of thousands of secret US diplomatic cables by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks on the agency's foreign relationships and operations. Called WikiLeaks task Force or WTF, it is focused on the immediate impact of the most recently released files, The Washington Post reported. "One issue is whether the agency's ability to recruit informants could be damaged...
02:59 PM, Dec 22, 2010
Washington: The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of unauthorised publication of thousands of secret US diplomatic cables by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks on the agency's foreign relationships and operations. Called WikiLeaks Task Force or WTF, it is focussed on the immediate impact of the most recently released files, The Washington Post reported. "One issue is whether the agency's ability to recruit informants could be damaged...
02:44 PM, Dec 22, 2010
Raipur: Six suspected Maoist rebels were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The security forces also seized a huge cache of explosives. The task force is expecting more casualties during their month-long anti-Maoist operations. "Till now we have recovered six bodies of the Maoists, however, the ground situation suggests that there must be more casualties on their side," Abhishek Pathak, Superintendent...
12:34 PM, Oct 13, 2010
He is the man who headed the Special Task Force that killed dreaded forest brigand Veerappan in 2004. ...
06:53 PM, Oct 06, 2010
A day after seven elephants were mowed down by a train, Elephant Task Force chief Mahesh Rangarajan talks about some solutions to avoid such tragedies. ...
03:26 PM, Sep 25, 2010
6 policemen from Haryana Police's STF caught on camera extorting money. ...
10:22 PM, Mar 15, 2010
Thokia had over 50 cases of murder, loot and kidnapping registered against him. ...
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