Comments on: FOOTBALL THE BEAUTIFUL GAME http://blog.muradqureshi.com/football-the-beautiful-game/ Blog of Murad Qureshi, Labour member of the London Assembly Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:09:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carl Parker http://blog.muradqureshi.com/football-the-beautiful-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Carl Parker Thu, 13 May 2010 07:39:40 +0000 http://blog.muradqureshi.com/?p=1203#comment-1650 As a black football supporter that has travelled to many away matches this year in the Championship I think most grounds around the country have taken huge steps in eradicating racism from the terraces. Obviously, without getting complacent I think football support in England is way more multi-cultural with a much more diverse and representative fanbase than other European countries. Incidentally, there is a song for the 2010 World Cup called the <a href="http://worldcupsong.org" rel="nofollow">The Beautiful Game</A> that has these words on the website: Football transcends all barriers: language, race, geography, age, privilege, poverty. It is a universal language which sparks universally shared sentiments, emotions and aspirations - The Beautiful Game As a black football supporter that has travelled to many away matches this year in the Championship I think most grounds around the country have taken huge steps in eradicating racism from the terraces.

Obviously, without getting complacent I think football support in England is way more multi-cultural with a much more diverse and representative fanbase than other European countries.

Incidentally, there is a song for the 2010 World Cup called the The Beautiful
Game that has these words on the website:

Football transcends all barriers: language, race, geography, age, privilege, poverty. It is a universal language which sparks universally shared sentiments, emotions and aspirations – The Beautiful Game

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