The United Sports of America

Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen. Soccer is a gentleman’s game played by beasts. [American] Football is a beastly game played by beasts." - Henry Blaha (1972) Racism is prolific in America, events such as the struggle for equality in the 1950’s and 60’s, and riots in St. Petersburg in 1996 demonstrate this. However, racism does not seem to be a huge issue in the five major sporting Leagues in the United States (NFL, …

…sporting academies is not a huge issue because there are more Blacks in America and greater integration of Blacks in society. People choose to leave racism behind them and visit Football games to have fun, not put their opinion upon several thousand other people as many British people do. The fans Unite for their team and not for their race, or racial prejudices. While race is important outside of sport, it is not within it.