Soccer in the spotlight as Europe grapples with racism on and off the field
England's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their fifth goal at Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.LONDON — At 24, Linton Harris’ soccer career is over. But it's not injury that's caused him to hang up his cleats, it's racism.
Harris was later sent off."Typical black man, ruining the game," someone was heard to shout from the crowd as he made his way from the field. Harris has scored 46 goals this season, helping Wymeswold win its league. But, he says, he really is quitting."Oh yeah, definitely, 100 percent — I'm done with playing football altogether," he told NBC News.This story of abuse in front of a small number of fans may not grab many headlines. But it comes at a time when racism in British and European soccer is very much back in the spotlight., have gained attention in recent weeks.
"At the minute, how I program myself is that I just think: 'I've got five or six more years left in football and I just can’t wait to see the back of it,'" he told the media after a number of black England players were subjected to racist chants from home fans during a game in Montenegro.
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