Wow of the week - 22.10 - Racism in football

Dear all

 

This week the WOW of the week questions the problem of Racism in Football.

 

It might be worth starting with a discussion about what Racism and Discrimination means. Have any students seen it in sport?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/19974394 - news report on the racial incident in England's under 21 game last week.

Discuss - is Football a more racist sport than others? How do we know? Why might we think it is?

What is being done to stop racism in football?

http://www.kickitout.org/ - the official website to get rid of racism in football.

Explore the web page and the various campaigns.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20025598 

and

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20001544- Rio Ferdinand's decision not to wear a 'kick it out' T shirt.

Discuss - Was Rio F right to decide not to wear the T-shirt? Should he be disciplined or is he making a valid point?

 

Does it shock you that in today's world racist attacks and events like occur in big sporting events televised around the world?