Ronny Blaschke, a renowned expert on German football, says the outcome of the survey is not surprising, as racism in football has long been a serious problem.
Germany 's current national team has nine players with migration backgrounds. / Photo: Reuters
"This result does not really surprise me, because I researched for almost 20 years, and we do have open racism in football for decades," Blaschke said. "There are always fan groups battling each other, they want to provoke each other, their teams. There is a thinking of 'this is your enemy'. Football expert Ronny Blaschke said racist insults against Black footballers were only the"tip of the iceberg," and racist stereotypes against migrants were more widespread than what can be observed.
"Why is the board of the German Football Federation or the German Football League almost completely white? Because the decision makers, they are recruiting people that are similar to them," he continued.
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