Romelu Lukaku of Internazionale. Mattia Ozbot/Soccrates/Getty Images April 22, 2021 For footballers of African descent, playing in Euro 2020 will be a double-edged sword Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler Behind the multi-racial composition of the elite European teams competing in the tournament lies a complex and painful history.
France’s World Cup winner Paul Pogba was also eligible to play for Guinea. Peter Powell/EPA July 20, 2018 African countries are losing out on their football talent. They need to figure out why Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University It’s time Africa’s top administrators tried to find out why top African players are choosing to represent European countries, so that they can work to rectify the situation.
Kylian Mbappé (c), France’s new star. Etienne Laurent/EPA July 15, 2018 Success of French football team masks underlying tensions over race and class Joseph Downing, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) When France won the world cup in 1998, the team was celebrated for its multiculturalism. What has happened since?
The local game in Senegal is underdeveloped. Mark Hann/GLOBALSPORT July 2, 2017 Why African fans love European football - a Senegalese perspective Mark Hann, University of Amsterdam European football matches allow African fans to partake in the aspirational dreams exported worldwide by the Premier League or the Champions League.