With the recent attention of racism in football around the world, the UEFA ban on Atlético Madrid for racist fans, chants, that sort of thing, seemed a step in the right direction. Albeit harsh, denying Fernando Torres his homecoming would have been a bold statement, yet it was not to last.

Not only is it rumored that Atlético has had the ban postponed, but it seems that Liverpool helped by complaining that the change would cause more of an inconvience than anything for traveling fans, etc.

So, on one hand, we have players and clubs demanding action (i.e. Portsmouth and Sol Campbell against Tottenham) while Rio Ferdinand and Emile Heskey have blasting the racist abuse that is prevelant in the modern game. The English FA has even moved to distance the possibility of a friendly with Spain in the Santiago Bernabéu, citing the racist chants directed at Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips.

So, now that UEFA has stepped up to address the problem with a harsh penalty, everyone seems to have a problem with it. So what now?