Black in Brazil
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For Soccer to Flourish in the U.S., Its Doors Must Open
Great article by William C. Rhoden…….. In the aftermath of a strong performance by the national team in the Confederations Cup, U.S. Soccer officials are confident that the sport’s time has arrived here. They are excited about the prospect of bringing young Hispanic and African-Americans into the mainstream. But any discussion about the future of […]
Kevin Constant Walks off field after racist abuse
AC Milan caught up in fresh racism row as midfielder Constant storms off over alleged abuse from Sassuolo fans in friendly.
Lack of Black Football Managers a Problem
About a quarter of players are black, but just two out of 92 league clubs in England currently employ a non-white manager The number of black managers in English professional football has doubled – to a grand total of two – after it was announced on Thursday that Paul Ince would be taking over at […]
Racial divide driving a wedge into soccer’s grassroots
Has much changed since Steven Wells wrote this article? Some will say “a lot”, others will say “some”, but we clearly know, Not Enough………….. Boston’s Pop Warner “urban suburban” American football league collapsed earlier this month. Parents of the suburban 7-14-year-olds said that the urban kids played too rough. And urban playing fields were “unsafe”. And […]
Wake Up the Inner City
WAKE UP U.S. Soccer!!! As the NBA Championship wrapped up and all of the post-game talk ensued, basketball fans around the world have slowly but surely begun that agonizing basketball withdrawal that we all go through at this time of the year. And for that I’m deeply regretful… But don’t fret…next season is right around […]
First African-American woman named chief executive of major national U.S. soccer body
Kim Roberts Hedgpeth, who spent seven years as the national executive director of the Los Angeles-based American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, has been named the American Youth Soccer Organization’s new National Executive Director. She is the first African-American woman to be named chief executive of a major national U.S. soccer body.