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football_bibas2012-07-17 01:03 am
guilanon) wrote in football_bibas2012-07-17 01:03 am
Is Football Racist?
Answer: Duh. But I meant this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01l204m/Is_Football_Racist/
Following a season in which football has been rocked by allegations of racism, former Premier league defender Clarke Carlisle explores how far his profession has really progressed since the dark days of banana throwing on the terraces in this documentary.
Nicknamed 'Britain's brainiest footballer', Clarke has played at all levels from the Premiership to the fourth division, and as the chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association he feels he has a good grasp of the issues confronting football today.
Setting out with the belief that racism has been largely eradicated from the game and that the frenzy surrounding the recent allegations shows the issue is being taken seriously by the authorities, Clarke begins to face a stark realisation on a journey which sees the issue of racism in football come very close to home.
This was on BBC tonight, and since it's only an hour long and available on iplayer for a week only (i think) I thought I'd make a new post instead of posting it as a movie rec. Would any of you be interested in watching this? i haven't watched it yet but i might do that at some point tomorrow and let you know how it is. :)
ETA: I watched just over half of it over breakfast and while Clarke Carlisle said some random big statements it's quite interesting. It involves him going to a game in Poland before the euro - obviously TW for violence for that part.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01l204m/Is_Football_Racist/
Following a season in which football has been rocked by allegations of racism, former Premier league defender Clarke Carlisle explores how far his profession has really progressed since the dark days of banana throwing on the terraces in this documentary.
Nicknamed 'Britain's brainiest footballer', Clarke has played at all levels from the Premiership to the fourth division, and as the chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association he feels he has a good grasp of the issues confronting football today.
Setting out with the belief that racism has been largely eradicated from the game and that the frenzy surrounding the recent allegations shows the issue is being taken seriously by the authorities, Clarke begins to face a stark realisation on a journey which sees the issue of racism in football come very close to home.
This was on BBC tonight, and since it's only an hour long and available on iplayer for a week only (i think) I thought I'd make a new post instead of posting it as a movie rec. Would any of you be interested in watching this? i haven't watched it yet but i might do that at some point tomorrow and let you know how it is. :)
ETA: I watched just over half of it over breakfast and while Clarke Carlisle said some random big statements it's quite interesting. It involves him going to a game in Poland before the euro - obviously TW for violence for that part.