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RSS FeedsWelcome to the World Cup, where national failure unleashes dark forces | Gary Younge
(The Guardian Russia)

 
 

15 june 2018 19:18:25

 
Welcome to the World Cup, where national failure unleashes dark forces | Gary Younge
(The Guardian Russia)
 


When a country´s self-esteem is shattered on the pitch, race usually plays a part in the search for scapegoatsLast month, two German-born Premier League footballers of Turkish descent, Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan, posed for photos with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while he was in London. Gündogan, who has both a German and a Turkish passport, signed his shirt: `To my president, with my respects.` Related: Russia sees spike in racist and homophobic chants before World Cup England has an inflated sense of its own capacity based on our former glory - a fact we struggle to come to terms with Related: Southgate tackles World Cup racism fears: the players know where I stand | Daniel Taylor Continue reading...


 
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