When the Whistle Blows: The Racial Prejudices in English Sports Coverage
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The general English press has been notorious for scapegoating their athletes of colour. English when they win. Children of immigrants when they lose. After England’s loss against Iceland in a friendly, Bukayo Saka, who was substituted in the 65th minute of the match, was on the sharp end of this, with one of the headlines even reading “Black Ice.”
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