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What happened to the FIFA Disciplinary Code that promised to protect the integrity of the game and downplay racism? Italy fell back into the hands of an old demon. Verona’s racism targeted Brescia’s Mario Balotelli with loud gorilla noises every time he contacted the ball. The Italian striker committed...
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Innumerable times through history, black athletes have suffered attacks from multiple fronts. The press, fans, referees, team owners, commissioners/presidents and even teammates have questioned, insulted and oppressed them because of their skin color. Football usually falls for the player that feels the badge, that fights for every ball, and...
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Sources inform Soc Takes that AS Roma will be part of an ownership group that brings a professional soccer team to Riverside, California. This currently unnamed team will be playing in USL Division III in 2019. USL Division III will be rebranded as USL League One at the end...
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In 1996, Alan Shearer set a record in the soccer market with his transfer from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United. A €21 million deal put Shearer at the top of economic soccer history. More than a decade later, in the 2018 summer transfer market window, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian...
What happened to the FIFA Disciplinary Code that promised to protect the integrity of the game and downplay racism? Italy fell back into the hands of an old demon. Verona’s racism targeted Brescia’s Mario Balotelli with loud gorilla noises every time he contacted the ball. The Italian striker committed...
Innumerable times through history, black athletes have suffered attacks from multiple fronts. The press, fans, referees, team owners, commissioners/presidents and even teammates have questioned, insulted and oppressed them because of their skin color. Football usually falls for the player that feels the badge, that fights for every ball, and...
Sources inform Soc Takes that AS Roma will be part of an ownership group that brings a professional soccer team to Riverside, California. This currently unnamed team will be playing in USL Division III in 2019. USL Division III will be rebranded as USL League One at the end...
In 1996, Alan Shearer set a record in the soccer market with his transfer from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United. A €21 million deal put Shearer at the top of economic soccer history. More than a decade later, in the 2018 summer transfer market window, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian...