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The Athletic FC Podcast - Why are football crowds so white? - a discussion
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Why are football crowds so white? - a discussion

The Athletic FC Podcast

07/06/20

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The Athletic's Carl Anka, Ryan Conway, Roshane Thomas and Dan Barnes discuss their article that asked 'Why are football crowds so white?'. They share personal experiences as black journalists at football grounds, consider whether the game is too quick to pat itself on the back over racism and what meaningful change will look like.

You can read the articles discussed on this podcast in full here:

Why are football crowds so white? – The Athletic

Football is too quick to pat itself on the back over racism


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