The sport has a duty to police racism within its own boundaries but this divisiveness comes directly from elected politicians
“Ladies and gentleman, this is a security announcement Racism is interfering with the game.” You can say that again. Welcome to Great Britain, 2019, a place of division and ugliness, a place where a Premier League football match can end with eight minutes of added time for time‑wasting, VAR and monkey chants; and a place where racist behaviour is most definitely interfering with the game.
This was a wretched occasion for Tottenham in ways that go some way beyond a 2-0 home defeat by an impressive Chelsea team. You can raze the old structures, you can build a beautiful, gleaming stadium. Unfortunately, what you fill it with may not match the modernising dream.
Written by Barney Ronay at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/dec/22/english-football-needs-to-lead-here under the title “English football has in the past been willing to lead: it needs to lead here | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
