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Vinicius Jr: We’ve already discussed it in the Real Madrid dressing room. If there are any more incidents of racism this season, we walk. Football has to protect black footballers.
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- Just because I work in the media it doesn’t mean I can’t acknowledge the concern about Bukayo Saka being used as the face of England’s defeat and poor performance - despite other players performing worse - across a number of platforms last night. If anything it is even more my
- ‘I lost my brother and believed I could carry on playing when I was at Arsenal…my brain was not there’ Bacary Sagna on why Liverpool’s players need to prioritise therapy over football as they grieve the loss of Diogo Jota.
- Thomas Markle. A constant reminder that you really can’t choose your family.
- Gary Lineker, one of the best broadcasters of his generation and a defender of basic humanity, has been surrendered by the BBC for having an opinion. How sad is that?
- Loving Gareth Southgate calling out the racist abuse and sending out a strong message: “There’s no doubt in my mind that it happened and it will be reported officially. I don’t want to speculate but I know what I heard.” No sitting on the fence as some managers would have done.
- I’ve been uncomfortable for a while now about Braverman’s hate being regularly on tv, knowing the impact it will have on lives & communities around the country. A “hurricane of immigration” is the kind of thing the National Front would say about my parents generation in the 70s.
- A banana thrown onto the pitch at Richarlison? In 2022? Where is the vitriol we had when he did kick-ups in a Premier League game? The complacency over racism in football is returning.
- One last thing. I'm a journalist but I'm not a stenographer. When I hear repugnant language like Braverman's today, I'm saying something. I'm proud to work for a media outlet where I can because we need an urgent conversation about how much of this xenophobia we can take. Don't
- Cracking statement from the Colchester United owner and chairman Robbie Cowling: If you feel you can’t cope with our players taking the knee, come and see me and I’ll give you the rest of your season ticket money back.
- 🗣’On the run to the European Championship Final we were all English. After those missed penalties we were Black.’ In conversation with coveted England midfielder @BellinghamJude, with big thanks to @blackyellow. @cnnsport @MirrorFootball
- Yes. Yes. Yes. AC Milan keeper Mike Maignan walks off after racist abuse from opposition fans at Udinese. Team follows. Good. Not here for that any more. The players mean more than the game.
- The lunacy of where we are as Black and Brown journalists in our media landscape. Having to apologise for calling out racism by a well-documented racist platformed by our national broadcaster. The bile meets their editorial standards but her pushing back doesn’t. Disgusting.BBC newsreader Geeta Guru-Murthy apologises on-air after accusing Nigel Farage of ‘customary inflammatory language’ during his speech at a Reform UK press conference in Dover today
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