Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Italian soccer claims to have too many 'colored players' in the game
In a recent article done by the New York times, former coach of the Italian national soccer team, Arrigo Sacchi told reporters that he spotted too man players on the championship team that wasn't white. This is still a problem in today's society. The fact that a form of racism still occurs. Mr. Sacchi is captured in a video of arguing at a large number of foreigners in the junior ranks of the nation's professional clubs. Mr. Sacchi was not referring to the non-Italians, but to the color of their skin. Mr. Sacchi (68) today claims that he is not a racist. He also claims that never once was he ever a racist, but I see to disagree with him. First off, back in 1994 during the World Cup, videos capture him as he explicitly and clearly talking about how many more 'colored players' (as he puts it) there are than Italian players. In the article Sacchi claims that he is just looking out for his country, and that also he has coached many teams before with different nationalities on it. On the current Italian national team, one person took issue with these comments, Mario Balotelli. Mr. Balotelli, who's parents are from Ghana. Mr. Balotelli has been taunted with comments for years, from loyal fans of the national team. Mr. Balotelli agent commented as saying on behalf of his client that he is "ashamed to be Italian". Everyone out there can make there own opinion on whether or not Mr. Sacchi is looking out for his country or if he is just a full-blown racist. You can make your own opinion on this subject. Source credited to the New York Times
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I do not believe that a few comments makes a person a racist. By definition Racist is a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another. He made comments that may have suggested that to some but he is not fully stating that he is always racist. In times of interviews coaches are put on the spot and he probably said that out of pressure.
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