How Does Racism Affect Soccer?

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My topic is how race has an impact on soccer all over the world. Soccer is a beautiful sport and racism is making it look bad. Fans of opposing teams and crowds call you hurtful names because you are a certain color. There are ads, videos, and interviews that address racism in European countries. Racism affects the beautiful game of soccer by discouraging its players and causing depressing moods. I believe that ads, videos , and interviews prove that Racism in soccer does exist.

In one ad “Football Against Racism” it shows players of color holding posters with messages against racism. Some messages that are shown in the ad are “ We are still abused for the color of our skins”. This message brings a clear understanding of the topic that is talked about by
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Mario Balotelli and many players of color all over the world experience racism every game by the opposing team and their fans. Racism makes the game that holds the world together ugly and disgusting. In the video, players get mad and try to leave refusing to play the game. Some would pick the banana and eat it, while some would say enough and shoot the ball at the crowd hard. Also in the video, it shows that some players from opposing team say the ‘N’ word and some unwilling to shake hands before the game because he is a certain color. Also in the video, some fans from other teams want to attack a player of color because he is the best player in the stadium. People come to enjoy the game so why does racism still exist in soccer? In my own soccer experience, I remember that we had a game against Southwest high school where white players from Southwest were calling my Mexican friends “beaners.” This caused unnecessary conflict in a game that should’ve been