Unfortunately, we can’t ignore how racial abuses have become increasingly frequent in the game, especially with the rise of social media. Everyone remembers the infamous incident when Vinícius was reduced to tears after being racially targeted by a fan during a match against Valencia. Earlier this year, Romelu Lukaku was racially abused after scoring against …
The other day, ‘The Independent’ wrote an article on Marc Guéhi, the English center back where he was interviewed by the British publisher. But the article was criticized upon its publishment as ‘The Independent’ used a picture of Fikayo Tomori instead of Marc Guéhi. Fikayo Tomori is a fellow English center back and this mistake …
Arsenal have gone through their ups and downs as a club in the last few decades, but have maintained their stance as a club with its values and ethics. Even though the owners and upper-management people have endured extreme fan backlash in recent years, they’ve worked to ensure that the Gunners aren’t only successful on …
Racism in Football seems to be a virus as potent as Covid-19 for humankind – one that just doesn’t appear to go away. Even though organizations like UEFA or FIFA as well as major leagues like the Premier League try their best to promote Anti-Racism messages, some fans refuse to accept that. Inter Milan striker …
The month-long carnival that was the Qatar World Cup has finally assumed its place in the history books, and the mental tournament filled with twists and turns at every step culminated in a grandstand finish between two sides best described as ‘Football royalty’. France took on Argentina in what turned out to be one of …
England‘s World Cup ambitions ended in familiar sights of tears and broken aspirations as the curse of missed penalties came to haunt them. After going a goal down, the Three Lions were brought back into the game via a Harry Kane penalty. They again had to chase the game when Giroud put France ahead. 2-1. …
Football has a long-standing issue of racism. From Nazi salutes to comments on personal life, racism’s ugly head keeps popping up in football. “No to racism”, “Kick it out” and other similar initiatives taken by FIFA may have helped the anti-racism brigade but have failed to completely curb it yet. And it’s not just club …
Vinicius Junior has been on fire form this year. The Brazilian has scored 4 and assisted 1 in the 6 games that he has played for Real Madrid this season – and with these goals and assists come celebrations. One of his iconic celebrations this year is the Brazilian Samba, a type of dance that …
Last week’s clash between Chelsea and Tottenham simply had everything. Despite an uneventful first half that saw only a wonder debut goal from Kalidou Koulibaly, the second half of the game quickly became an entertainer. Three goals coming in the second period which also included a Harry Kane stoppage time equaliser capped off a spectacular …
Burnley now lies on the brink of relegation after a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening. If the Clarets cannot get something out of their remaining two games against Aston Villa and Newcastle United, they will be thrown to the gallows of the second tier of English football. The tension was visible on …
Despite all the campaigns, programmes, actions, pre-match kneeling etc racism still remains a grave issue plaguing modern-day football. There’s undoubtedly no quick fix for the issue, and cases of racism at the biggest stages are still frequent. This week alone saw two such cases in La Liga, the first one came when Nico Williams was …
Juventus are in hot waters for accidentally posting a racially degrading tweet on their official women team’s account. The Serie A giants made headlines for all the wrong reasons as the contents of the tweet could be perceived to be mocking people of Asian descent. The official Twitter account of the Bianconeri Women’s football team …
Racism in football reared its ugly head again after England lost their Euro 2020 final fixture against Italy. The penalty shootout loss at Wembley had dire repercussions for Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka. The trio, who had missed their penalties, suffered a barrage of racial abuse on social media in the aftermath of …
Footballers have been taking a knee before every match as a gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, but there has been a fair share of controversy around the gesture over recent months. Crystal Palace forward Wilfred Zaha has refused to take a knee before games any longer, and the controversy tipped over …
Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum became the latest black footballer to get racially abused on social media. A frustrated minority vented their anger following the second leg quarter-final match against Real Madrid. Liverpool bowed out of the Champions League as a goalless draw at Anfield meant that Los Blancos progressed to the tournament’s semi-final stage due …
Manchester United winger Daniel James scored the solitary goal as Wales accomplished a 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in a World Cup Qualifying encounter. The Welsh are now third in the Group E points table, having played a game less than both Belgium and Czech Republic who occupy the first and second spots respectively. …
Reece James is one of the few academy graduates who received their first big break at Chelsea under Frank Lampard last season. With the club looking to serve a transfer ban for the next two windows, Chelsea turned to their academy set-up to provide reinforcement free of cost – their academy at Cobham being one …