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[Video] Why Did UEFA Award the Euro 2012 Championship to Two Countries with Massive Racism Problems?
Here’s the background on BBC Panorama’s ‘Stadiums Of Hate’ program above:
A BBC documentary has flagged up Poland and Ukrainian football’s problems with racism, antisemitism and violence on the eve of UEFA Euro 2012. Here’s how the big hitters on Twitter have reacted to the screening of the damning footage.
With just days to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012 championships, a hard-hitting BBC Panorama documentary has revealed shocking new evidence of racist violence and antisemitism at the heart of Polish and Ukrainian football. In the show, which went out in Britain on the evening of 28 May, a group of Asian fans are shown being attacked on the terraces of a Ukrainian premier league match and anti-Semitic chanting is captured on film at games in Poland. The show has cast fresh doubt on the joint hosts’ suitability to stage the high-profile football tournament.
Learn more:
– Euro 2012: Ukraine rocked by racism controversy [AP]
– Ukraine’s president downplays Euro 2012 racism fears [BBC News]
– Racism and Soccer Are in Play at a Big Event in East Europe [NYT]
In response to the video above though:
Smdh….
[Video] Faster Than Lightning feat. Usain Bolt (DJ Steve Porter Remix)
Congrats also to Steve on winning the People’s Voice Award in the Video Remixes/Mashup category for his Tim Tebow “All I Do is Win” clip at the 16th Annual Webby Awards.
TODAY (Sat. Feb. 18) in Toronto: All Balls Don’t Bounce Sports Weekend – a showcase of Black sport in film.
Including the Canadian premiere of White Wash, a documentary film “exploring the complexity of race in America through the struggle and triumph of black surfers. The story is narrated by Grammy Award winner Ben Harper with Black Thought of the Roots and told through the eyes of black surfers from Hawaii, Jamaica, Florida, and California.”
CLICK HERE to learn more. I am super co-singing this effort by my dude, Duane Watson. I forgot I had to dip out of town for the weekend so, unfortunately I’m gonna miss all these films.
Hit the jump for links to the other excellent films in the All Balls Don’t Bounce Sports Weekend mini film festival though.
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R.I.P. Joe Frazier: 1944 – 2011
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“I smoke on the mic like Smokin’ Joe Frazier….” – Inspectah Deck
Read more….
– Joe Frazier: Smokin Joe and Hip-Hop. [Allhiphop.com]
– “In 1971, Joe Frazier fought Muhammad Ali for the title. LIFE magazine left these photos on the cutting room floor….” [via twitter]
– From an Olympic gold medal to the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ – Smokin’ Joe Frazier’s career in pictures. [BBC News via twitter]
– “The Fight Of The Century” Turns 40. [The Smoking Section]
[Video] Saukrates – Say I featured in Nike’s ALWAYS ON: P.K. Subban Campaign Spot
Perfect for those of you about to get your HNIC on! (And no I’m not being crass! That’s ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ for you non-Canuck rubes out there, sheesh….)
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