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“We have to be strict, but it is not a question of money. […] We must look for solutions all together.”
Source: Press conference after racist abuse at Zaragoza, 1 March 2006 (AFP report)
Context After Spain's football federation fined Zaragoza €9,000 over the racist chants aimed at him, he called the penalty too light and suggested closing the stadium.
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