The recent spate of racist attacks at the top level of football is a sign that the issue of discrimination in the game never really went away. The likes of Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose have been subjected to disgusting racist abuse in recent weeks — drawing the ire of the football community, fans, and power brokers at the very...
If you’re old enough to remember English football in the early 1980s, you’ve probably witnessed overt racism aimed at black and Asian players. The likes of the late Cyrille Regis and Justin Fashanu were subjected to the most horrific abuse every Saturday afternoon — and little or nothing was ever done about it. Thank goodness that’s all a thing of...
Several high-profile figures within football have been congratulating the English game for kicking out racism in recent years. We’re constantly being told that we are a million miles away from the racism and hooliganism that blighted football in England throughout the 80s. But just how far have we come on this issue? Is overt racism in the game a relic...
Football in Britain has come a long way since the dark days of widespread football hooliganism in the 1980s. But no one should be complacent about racism and discrimination - as it still exists in every level of the game. Several initiatives have been successful at changing attitudes and stamping out widespread racism in football, but none more so than...
The recent spate of racist attacks at the top level of football is a sign that the issue of discrimination in the game never really went away. The likes of Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose have been subjected to disgusting racist abuse in recent weeks — drawing the ire of the football community, fans, and power brokers at the very...
If you’re old enough to remember English football in the early 1980s, you’ve probably witnessed overt racism aimed at black and Asian players. The likes of the late Cyrille Regis and Justin Fashanu were subjected to the most horrific abuse every Saturday afternoon — and little or nothing was ever done about it. Thank goodness that’s all a thing of...
Several high-profile figures within football have been congratulating the English game for kicking out racism in recent years. We’re constantly being told that we are a million miles away from the racism and hooliganism that blighted football in England throughout the 80s. But just how far have we come on this issue? Is overt racism in the game a relic...
Football in Britain has come a long way since the dark days of widespread football hooliganism in the 1980s. But no one should be complacent about racism and discrimination - as it still exists in every level of the game. Several initiatives have been successful at changing attitudes and stamping out widespread racism in football, but none more so than...