New York Red Bulls withdraw from GA Cup due to on-field racism incidents
My son has trained internationally in Europe and this is a real problem:
I see two issues here:
1) This is unacceptable and shouldn't be tolerated.
Yes, but also:
2) The language used doesn't have the same weight in places that don't have the same racial dynamics as we do in the US.
Which means educating the offending players (letting them know why this type of language rises above just everyday trash talking) might be more helpful than exiting the tournament. Though you could argue...
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I see two issues here:
1) This is unacceptable and shouldn't be tolerated.
Yes, but also:
2) The language used doesn't have the same weight in places that don't have the same racial dynamics as we do in the US.
Which means educating the offending players (letting them know why this type of language rises above just everyday trash talking) might be more helpful than exiting the tournament. Though you could argue...
Read more