Racism in Football

Much has changed since the old days, when football fans would touch Pele’s skin and smell it to verify if he was indeed of African descent, and not an impostor. Last week when an expectator at a stadium threw a banana at Brazilian Barcelona Football player Dany Alves, we were reminded that much must be done to eradicate racism that is still alive in the so called first world countries. The person that threw the banana at Alves was banned from VillaReal’s stadium for life which is a step in the right direction, and at least in Spain, fans will think twice before committing racist acts at sport venues.