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UEFA steps up fight against online racist abuse of players

UEFA steps up fight against online racist abuse of players

UEFA is to launch a programme to combat online racist abuse of footballers by working with social media companies to remove harmful content from platforms and raise awareness, it said. Europe's soccer governing body added that the programme, which will start at the July 6-31 Women's European Championship, will work to "actively monitor, report and remedy" cases of online abuse. England's Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were the targets of online racist abuse after they missed penalties in a 3-2 shootout loss to Italy in last year's European Championship final. A report published by FIFA last month revealed…
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How transfers negatively affect Nigerian footballers’ families

How transfers negatively affect Nigerian footballers’ families

IN Nigeria, a large number of players move from one club to another in the country’s top division of 20 clubs. CHUKA ONWUMECHILI, Professor of Communications, Howard University Although exact figures are sketchy, there are many footballers who engage in this migration, covering large distances. Some players move between Lagos and Maiduguri, which is a distance of 952 miles (about 1,500km). These huge distances limit the number of times a footballer returns home to his family each season. Often, these visits may be limited to one for the Christmas break in Nigeria. Player transfers are a global practice. But they…
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