John Carlos: "It's not about winning medals - it's about being a freedom fighter"
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(In the 1968 picture, John Carlos is on the right.)
Sport
The Olympics and social cleansing
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In 2010 David Cameron claimed he wanted “the Olympics legacy [to] lift East London from being one of the poorest parts of the country to one that shares fully in the capital’s growth and prosperity.”
Jim Riordan, the Spartak spy
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I knew the writer and academic Jim Riordan, who died last week, briefly in the early 90s when I was researching, and active in politics, at Surrey University where he was professor of Russian.
Liverpool FC: ignorance in the Suarez scandal
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A few weeks have now passed since Liverpool player Luis Suarez was found guilty of using a racially objectionable word towards Manchester United’s Patrice Evra. But in the storm that followed the incident in the game last October, huge levels of ignorance around racism were shown.
FIFA - Blattered!
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In 1996 Joao Havelange retired as President of FIFA. Sepp Blatter, a Swiss lawyer and Havelange's chosen successor defeated the reform candidate Lennart Johannson (a Swedish truck magnate).
Give sexism the red card
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The recent sacking of sexist Sky Sports presenter, Andy Gray, is a step forward for feminism. But, it’s not without limitations.
Scottish referees strike against bullying
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Scottish Football Association (SFA) Category One referees, who referee the top
matches in Scotland, were out on strike last weekend (27th/28th November).
Olympics: property deals, sportswear, superprofits...oh, and some sport
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Sports fan and sports coach Daniel Randall attempts to chart a socialist course through the polluted sea of jingoistic triumphalism and exploit-yourself trickery surrounding the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games...
The World Cup and class struggle
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Even for those of us who love sport, the saccharine liberal puff that accompanies any major sporting event can be a little nauseating.
Workers vs police at the World Cup
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Whilst the constant buzz of vuvuzelas and the chirpy pre-match commentary from Adrian Chiles and a rotating line-up of ex-footballers sound throughout the South African stadiums, a more important noise is resonating in the country.