1998 World Champion with the Bluescaptain of the invincibles Gunners winners of the Premier League in 2004 and now coach of a Crystal Palace team, Patrick Vieira is a true monument of international football. Born in Dakar, Senegal, the former midfielder spoke at the microphone of CNN about racism and more generally the lack of diversity that persists in and around football.
Being the only black PL coach, an anomaly according to Veira
“Things are changing and getting better, but too slowly. That’s why we have to fight for things to change. We have to expose the real situation. It is always good for people to know that I am African and that people remember that I was born in Africa. The question is do they really want to make these changes. If they said yes, why wait to do so because there are qualified people to take responsibility. The door remains closed because of the color of your skin, or because of your religion, or because you are a woman. This has to change. I want to give hope by showing people that you can be successful if you But of course we need opportunities, and I hope that more and more young Africans, black people, will have the opportunity to do what they love to do.”
Victory at the World Cup, a demonstration of diversity
“France was going through a difficult period of racism and winning the World Cup showed the world, and the French people who couldn’t see it, that France was a multicultural country. The diversity of our French people and the team French national team was a success, as was winning the World Cup.”
to summarize
France was going through a difficult period of racism and winning the World Cup showed the world, and the French who did not see it, that France was a multicultural country. The diversity of our French people and the French national team was a success, as was winning the World Cup.” Vieira.
