Ghana had a very inexperienced coach, youngest squad in the tournament, and lowest FIFA ranked team there so I wasn't necessarily expecting much. However, after the game against South Korea (Kudus is a baller!), started to become hopeful. Was disappointed with the match against Uruguay. This is...
This is a regular conversation we have here in the UK about it. Was mentioned in another thread, it is assumed that any black player born and/or raised in England will play for the England team. This means once capped for England, scrutiny is increased beyond the levels of their white...
And now Senegal have been knocked out of the competition. Fell for England team's "rope a dope" tactic, sat back and hit Senegal on the break. Strangely enough, very few racist tropes were used of the coverage of Senegal in the UK. I was very surprised, however, happy to be corrected.
Slightly nitpicking, Saka is of Nigerian ancestry Saka: Ikpeba wants Arsenal star invited to Super Eagles | Goal.com but your point still stands. White players get treated with kid gloves compared to black players. Side note, Saka is one of the few high profile black players in England to have a...
Really annoyed Ghana and Cameroon are out. However, with this fresh in the memory, this is for one certain individual: The agony & the ecstasy - emotional Suarez reacts to South Korea winner
After Euro 2020, the black players that missed the penalties in the final for England got so many threats and abuse, that the national news media in the UK had to cover it. When black players get online abuse, it gets very limited coverage, if at all, but on this occasion it was front and...
Gonna go on a slight tangent here. In England, it is assumed that any Black footballer born or raised in England will want to play for the national team. However, when the footballer Wilf Zaha chose to represent Ivory Coast he was insulted and gets constant abuse on social media. Another...
This has been a major issue in Western Europe, been especially significant in France. I was in France months after they won the World Cup in 1998. The French white people were happy they won, but minimised the contributions of the African players in the French team. Full disclosure, the part of...
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