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When it comes to recruitment, it's not just racism where sports journalism has a problem – it operates a system which freezes out the very voices from which it needs to hea ...
Event organised by the Unite union and will be held at Oakwell
14 January ~ An anti-racism community football tournament will take place in Barnsley this weekend, organised by the Unite union. Aimed ...
... their own scandals and controversies relatively unscathed. In contrast, Cole hasn’t been allowed to forget his indiscretions, the stains of which continue to tarnish his reputation.
Racism and media ...
February issue available now online and in store
The new WSC is out now, available from all good newsagents or to order from the WSC shop.
Inside Football & racism special: Matchday abuse on the ...
... and women’s football. Any sentimentality is tempered by discussion of hooliganism, racism and institutionalised homophobia.
The text is combined with either Clarke’s own pictures or historic newspaper ...
... The enduring appeal of Rochdale | Reaction to racism in China | Non-League in Nottinghamshire
Plus Players on the move | Nations League wide open | Pitchforks out in Scotland | The maker of AC Mila ...
... understandable that Jacobi has endeavoured to leave it in Palmer’s voice, even when uncomfortable things are being said. At first, for example, the chapter on racism is quite disconcerting, as Palmer basically ...
by Vince Hilaire Biteback Publishing, £12.99 Reviewed by Matthew Barker From WSC 376, June 2018 Buy the book
In a recent interview, Vince Hilaire conceded that he could have given more space in ...
... as committed to feminism, anti-racism and LGBT rights as to workers’ equality – figure in the British game. His tweets, which came to wider attention during the general election, have taken the Torie ...
... idfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng (Jérôme’s half-brother), an ardent campaigner on anti-racist issues, was unequivocal. “I stand behind him [Fischer] as I stand behind everyone who fights against racism,” ...
by Dermot Kavanagh Unbound, £20 Reviewed by Dermot Corrigan From WSC 372, February 2018 Buy the book
English football history is not short of players who never fulfilled their potential – but few ...
... crisis | Yorkshire’s national team | Who could you play for? Women’s football ~ Racism scandal at the FA | The drive for equal pay
Plus World Cup woe for Scotland and Wales | Non league on Merseyside ...
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The racism and anti-semitism highlighted by Lazio’s fans and owner runs deeper than one club in Italy and all too often flourishes inside stadiums
27 October ~ With 25 points ...
... Is this, could this be, the future? Paradoxically an ugly tale of alleged racism and bullying suggests it could. Buy here to read the full article
Availability WSC is the only nationally available independent ...
... successful Confederations Cup | non-League reorganisation | Focus on Albert Quixall | Strasbourg’s remarkable return | Pelé arrives in the NASL | Beitar Jerusalem’s racism problem | John Bostock back on ...
... his parents’ journey there as part of the post-war African influx into the UK.
As his career develops, the descriptions of the racism Rosenior experienced as a player make for harrowing reading. Players ...
... attitudes. In such cases, it has been claimed that anti-racism, anti-sexism and anti-homophobia initiatives are strategies used to keep working-class fans out of stadiums. Not only does this suggest that ...
... to read Robert Huth’s autobiography instead, who from the account here seems to have a decent sense of humour.
The tenth chapter, in which Vardy talks about being accused of racism following an incident ...
... sandy beaches of Bermuda to a 1970s London struggling with industrial strife and a football culture where racism on the terraces was an acceptable way of life.
The incident which gives the book its title ...
... Norris Green, the bigotry and prejudice that Gayle encounters on a daily basis. Institutionalised racism is something he endures, without ever accepting it. He quickly develops a loathing of all authority ...