{"id":10842,"date":"2020-07-01T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T15:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=10842"},"modified":"2020-07-01T13:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T13:33:31","slug":"danish-study-shows-racial-bias-in-uk-football-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/danish-study-shows-racial-bias-in-uk-football-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish Study Shows Racial Bias In UK Football Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MarcusA study conducted by the Danish research firm RunRepeat<\/strong> revealed that football media in the UK emphasized different aspects of players\u2019 abilities while commentating on the sport. <\/p>\n

Footballers with lighter skin were often praised for the perseverance and cleverness, while footballers with darker skin were often praised for their power and speed.<\/p>\n

The study used over 2,000 discrete statements deployed over commentary on 80 games in a number of football leagues such as Serie A<\/a>, Ligue 1, the Premier League<\/a> and La Liga<\/em>. Lighter-skinned players were the subject of 1,361 comments. The figure for darker-skinned players was 713. The numbers were ratio-adjusted to reveal statistics about how prevalent certain comments were depending on skin color.<\/p>\n

Lighter-skinned players were found to be more likely described as intelligent (62.60%), hard-working (60.40%), and a great player or person (62.79%). Darker-skinned players were 6.59 times more likely to be described as a powerful physical specimen<\/strong>, and 3.38 times more likely to note their speed on the field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Darker-skinned players were also more likely to be the subject of criticism on intelligence (63.3%), and their quality as a player or person (67.57%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

RunRepeat\u2019s findings<\/a> come in the heels of increased focus on racial inequality and discrimination brought about by the Black Lives Matter movement. The study has received the support of the Professional Footballers\u2019 Association<\/strong> (PFA), who asked football commentators to be more conscious about how they speak about the game.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports Football<\/strong><\/p>\n

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