Open Source
By ROBERT MACKEY
After watching the final match of a prestigious tournament for young soccer players in Italy on Monday, the revered former coach of Italy’s national team, Arrigo Sacchi, told reporters that he had spotted just one problem with the winner: too many of the players were not white.
In remarks captured on video, Mr. Sacchi, who took Italy to the World Cup final in 1994, argued that the presence of a large number of foreigners in the junior ranks of the nation’s professional clubs was hindering the development of young Italian players. In doing so, however, he referred not to the nationalities of the non-Italians, but to the color of their skin.
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2. Former national team manager says ‘too many blacks’ in youth teams.
3. Leading sports daily publishes cartoon of Balotelli as King Kong. All denied they were racist.
Simple lesson. ‘Too many foreigners’ = xenophobia. ‘Too many black players’ = racism. It’s not an ‘unfortunate expression’, it’s racist.
