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Thursday, July 1, 2010

[Article Spotlight] Racism & Soccer by:Will Croston

My Homie Will sent me  this article, its really good, a must read, so read it....follow him on twitter @XX_Alexander

The World Cup, every four years 32 teams consisting of players from all across the globe of all races, nationalities, religions and political backgrounds meet to determine whose nation is number one on the soccer field. Almost leaves you reminiscent of a futuristic utopian society where everyone is equal. That is until you look in the stands. For years now, soccer in European countries has been poisoned with racism. Groups of White Europeans throughout all of Europe (England, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy) use soccer games as an opportunity to degrade players of color.