- 1. Challenging racism on the sports desk requires a complete culture shift ...
- (Stories)
- Embed from Getty Images 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 ...
- Created on 14 January 2019
- 2. Anti-racism tournament in Barnsley this weekend ...
- (January 2016)
- 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 ...
- Created on 14 January 2016
- 3. Ashley Cole remains under-appreciated despite pioneering trophy-packed career
- (Stories)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 13 February 2019
- 4. WSC 383 out now
- (Stories)
- 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 ...
- Created on 10 January 2019
- 5. The Game by Stuart Roy Clarke with John Williams
- (General)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 6. WSC 379 out now
- (Stories)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 06 September 2018
- 7. It Is What It Is: The Carlton Palmer story
- (Players)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 22 August 2018
- 8. Vince: The autobiography of Vince Hilaire
- (Players)
- 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 ...
- Created on 25 May 2018
- 9. How Neville Southall's Twitter account made him a hero of the left
- (Stories)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 18 April 2018
- 10. “There won’t be Nazis at Eintracht Frankfurt” – German club ban far-right voters
- (Stories)
- ... 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,” ...
- Created on 06 April 2018
- 11. Different Class: Football, fashion and funk – the story of Laurie Cunningham
- (Players)
- 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 ...
- Created on 31 January 2018
- 12. WSC 370 out now
- (Stories)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 08 November 2017
- 13. Italian football must do more than read Anne Frank to tackle fascism problem
- (Stories)
- Embed from Getty Images 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 ...
- Created on 27 October 2017
- 14. WSC 368 out now
- (Stories)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 06 September 2017
- 15. WSC 367 & 2017-18 Season Guide out now
- (Stories)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 01 August 2017
- 16. It’s Only Banter: The autobiograhy by Leroy Rosenior
- (Managers)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 28 June 2017
- 17. Keeping it real: lower-league football’s growing authenticity problem
- (Stories)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 22 June 2017
- 18. Jamie Vardy: From nowhere, my story
- (Players)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 21 June 2017
- 19. The Acid Test: A life in football by Clyde Best
- (Players)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 21 February 2017
- 20. 61 Minutes In Munich: The story of Liverpool FC’s first black footballer
- (Players)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 06 December 2016
