FIFA are investigating the World Cup qualifier between Senegal and Egypt which took place on Tuesday, March 29. The game ended in a penalty shootout marred by Mohamed Salah and his teammates being targeted by lasers. Senegal won 3-1 on penalties to book their place in Qatar. But a bitter fallout has ensued, with Egypt making accusations about their treatment in Dakar. During the shootout, Egypt players and their goalkeeper had green lasers shone at them to distract them. …
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Fans have taken to social media to berate sportswear giant, Adidas after they announced on Wednesday, February 9, an end to sponsorship of West Ham Footballer Kurt Zouma. Zouma, a black French footballer has been under heavy criticism after a video surfaced on Sunday showing him kick his cat severally. His club have fined him £250,000 for the act, the pets have been seized from him while Adidas announced a termination to its endorsement of the footballer. Meanwhile in …
American country band, Lady Antebellum have announced they have changed their name to Lady A in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter movement. The Grammy-winning group announced on Thursday via their Twitter page that they made the decision “after much personal reflection” and conversations with “closest black friends” as Antebellum refers to a period of time “which includes slavery.” The word ‘antebellum’ which has connotations with the slavery era is used to refer to the …
Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo has vowed to leave the pitch if he is racially abused again. The Nigerian international who is currently on loan from Shanghai Shenhua, revealed he was called ‘all sorts of names’ by an opposition player during a match in China. The former Watford striker said he reported the incident to the Chinese FA, but claimed no action was taken and he decided to ‘let it go.’ According to Ighalo, he is now …
A white Minneapolis man has lost his office lease after a group of black entrepreneurs accused him of racially profiling them inside a private gym. The incident occurred on Tuesday at a building on Lagoon Avenue in Minneapolis. It came a day after the killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer. In the video, Tom Austin, the managing partner of F2 Group questioned the black entrepreneurs using the gym in a building of which they …