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Rather than your typical analyzation of transfer rumors, coaching decisions, and all premier league affiliated ongoings, this episode of Ten Ball Talk underscores the social injustice regarding race and equal rights within the Premier League, and even the NCAA, proving that we, as human community, are a far stretch of the imagination away from creating a safer playing environment for players of all races to thrive.

We begin by discussing why the Premier League has recently implemented its "No room for racism" Campaign since the George Floyd killing and the uprising of BLM movements. Through examples such as the 2020 European Championship, in which young super-star English & African American players, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, received threats of horrific racist slander upon missing their penalty kicks. 

Issues like this have plagued the safety of the Premier League environment for African American players, therefore, the "No room for racism campaign" is a necessary and progressive step in the right direction in the attempt to promote human rights and equality for all individuals affiliated with the league. TJ Scott, former soccer teammate of mine at Cabrini University, beautifully digresses this notion throughout his guest interview within this episode. TJ stresses the important effect of social media on the increase and the extremity of these racist attacks towards players. 

Furthermore, we see that unfortunate situations such as racism in the Premier League also apply to other sports organizations across the globe. To specify this issue and narrow the lens towards something more tangible to my everyday life, the final guest of this episode (and current teammate) Dom Petruzzelli, breaks down incidents of racism within NCAA soccer and helps to create a theory as to why this systemic issue has been so difficult to improve. Dom's assertion that we need to undergo a culture shift is one that I agree with, and he does an awesome job of addressing how the NCAA, like the Premier League, is also undergoing efforts to promote the inclusivity of the league.

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