England’s premier soccer league is considered the place to play for some of the game’s brightest stars and a premier stage for what fans like to call the beautiful game.
But English soccer is dealing with a couple of pretty ugly cases involving alleged racist language used by a player on the field.
One case involves Uruguayan player Luis Suarez who has been banned for eight games after sports authorities found him guilty of racially abusing a black French player.
The other case involves the captain of England’s national soccer team, John Terry,who learned Wednesday that he is facing criminal charges for allegedly directing a racist insult at a fellow player.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks to the BBC Sports correspondent James Pearce about racism in soccer.
The World is an independent newsroom. We’re not funded by billionaires; instead, we rely on readers and listeners like you. As a listener, you’re a crucial part of our team and our global community. Your support is vital to running our nonprofit newsroom, and we can’t do this work without you. Will you support The World with a gift today? Donations made between now and Dec. 31 will be matched 1:1. Thanks for investing in our work!