Football federations have imposed higher fines for violating product placement rules than racism.
![In 2013 football player Kevin-Prince Boateng walked off the field in protest against racist chants [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201462710450801734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Lindiwe Makhunga is a PhD Candidate in the Political Studies department at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Football federations have imposed higher fines for violating product placement rules than racism.
![In 2013 football player Kevin-Prince Boateng walked off the field in protest against racist chants [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201462710450801734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)