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, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA). Racism in British sporting institutes, such as the Premiership, does appear to be a real problem.

The commissioner of the National Football League, Paul Tagliabue has formed a committee to tackle racism in the NFL, but racism is currently a 'popular' subject and it is fashionable to be seen to be confronting the problem. However, racism, especially against Blacks, is not common. This is probably because Black players in the league have been commonplace for almost thirty-five years. So many Black players have joined the league since the 1960's and become successful, teams are expected to field Black players. It, indeed, would be strange for a team to field a completely White team. The same could be said of British soccer teams. No team in the Premiership could boast a team with only

The difference between the USA and Britain is that for many years, racism was a part of going to a football match in England, however in the States people choose to leave that part of their culture behind them when they visit a game and the fans unite to support their team. I suggest, however, that because America is so much bigger than Britain, racism is far more common and segregation comes naturally in many areas, racism is not abnormal and people have to suffer abuse on a daily basis. This is not to say that racism in Britain only occurs at football stadiums, it does not, but such venues are a previously "accepted" place for people to be racist or see and experience racism first-hand.

British Players, Chelsea, for example only has 3 British players in its starting line-up.

In both countries however, Black managers or Coaches are a minority. The Premier League has only one - Ruud Gullit. The NFL, does have more Head Coaches of Black origins, However this number is small (5 of 30). There are many Assistant Coaches in the NFL that are Black, but being an Assistant is not a high profile job. I believe that there are NO Black coaches in MLB (Major League Baseball) and few in the NHL (National [Ice] Hockey League). A question to consider would be why it is so difficult for a Black person to become a coach since so

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