Sports & Politics Intersect: World Cup heading to dangerous play as racist incidents continue
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«F--- racism.» - The Swedish national team«I am Swedish and I am proud to be wearing this shirt and our flag. We stand united. We are Sweden.” - Jimmy Durmaz, midfielder, Swedish national teamThe group stage of the World Cup has concludedSports & Politics Intersect: World Cup heading to dangerous play as racist incidents continue
«F--- racism.» - The Swedish national team«I am Swedish and I am proud to be wearing this shirt and our flag. We stand united. We are Sweden.” - Jimmy Durmaz, midfielder, Swedish national teamThe group stage of the World Cup has concluded. On the field, the biggest storyline is Germany, the defending world champions, not making it to the next round for the first time since 1938. Off the field, it's been the prevalence of racism at the tournament.Following his team's 2-1 loss to Germany last Saturday in which he committed the foul that resulted in the winning goal for Die Mannschaft, Swedish midfielder Jimmy Durmaz, who was born to Assyrian parents, claimed that he was on the receiving end of racist verbal abuse and that he and his family had received death threats. »[To] be called ‘bloody darkie’ and ‘suicide killer,’ and for my family, my children, to have death threats ... that is completely unacceptable," Durmaz told the media, with his fellow Swedish teammates and coaches behind him offering support. The Read more