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Sacchi and Racism in Italy

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Italy's government has called for an end to racism after comments by former Italy and AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi which attracted massive condemnation on social media and the sporting world. Sacchi, who helped Milan win back-to-back European Cups in 1989 and 1990, stated that "too many blacks" played in Italy's under-20 leagues and that Italy no longer had "dignity or pride." Gary Lineker, a former England international and Mino Raiola, the agent of black Italian player Mario Balotelli were among the first to hit out. “Sacchi is ignorant and these comments have given a bad impression of Italians.” Raiola. Opined. While Gary Lineker commented on his twitter that,   "There are too many racists in Italian football." The outbursts led the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) which was silent initially to make a statement late on Tuesday. "The Italy of 30 years ago is not the Italy of today," said Graziano Delrio, t...
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Why I Went To China---Mikel

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Super Eagles captain and former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has explained his recent move to the Chinese Super League to team up with Tianjin Teda. He said the move was primarily done to aid Nigeria’s push to be at the 2018 World Cup in Brazil. Mikel was frozen out of the first team picture by coach of Chelsea, Antonio Conte, but the captain of the Nigeria team remained a regular for the national team despite his lack of games at club level. He decided to move to Tianjin Teda on a three year deal in order to get playing time, and despite the fact that he will be getting double his former pay in China, the 29 year old insist the move wasn’t all about money. “I could easily have stayed in Chelsea for the remaining six months of my contract but it won’t be in the best interest of my nation, as they need me match fit when the World Cup 2018 qualifiers resume”, Mikel said. “It wasn’t an easy decision to make but I seriously need matches to stay fit for Nigeria. Nigerians d...
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The eight half of the world

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Eight men now control as much wealth as the world's poorest 3.6 billion people, according to a new report from Oxfam International. The men -- Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Amancio Ortega, Larry Ellison and Michael Bloomberg -- are collectively worth $426 billion, the anti-poverty group said on Sunday. "Such dramatic inequality is trapping millions in poverty, fracturing our societies, and poisoning our politics," said Paul O'Brien, Oxfam America's Vice President for Policy and Campaigns. The release of the group's annual inequality report coincides with the World Economic Forum in Davos. The annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort brings together political and financial leaders and some of the wealthiest people in the world. The Oxfam report said that the richest 1% has owned more wealth than the rest of the planet since 2015. In the U.S., the richest 1% control 42% of the wealth. The study draws...
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