– Now more than ever, let’s support these young people. We can all see what happens and who is made the scapegoat for the defeat, writes Ian Wright on social media. The former England and Arsenal profile is one of several who have come out harshly against the tabloids on the ball island after the English national team suffered a shock loss against Iceland in the last warm-up match to the EC. ARSENAL PROFILE: Former great Ian Wright. Photo: MOLLY DARLINGTON / Reuters After the match, media such as the Daily Star and The Sun used pictures of Bukayo Saka on their front pages even though he was substituted 25 minutes before the end. Iceland had already taken the lead by then. The BBC writes in an article that they also used a main image of the 22-year-old during their live update of the match. The critics believe that black players, such as Saka, often face losses and failures in the press. This is a topic that has been up for discussion a number of times in the past in the UK. – We will get a lot of explanations and justifications, but those who decide who ends up on the front page know what they are doing. Let’s keep our focus on giving these players pure love and support throughout the tournament, he writes further. The European Football Championship starts on Friday. You can watch the match between Germany and Scotland on TV 2 and listen on news Sport. Photo: Facsimile: Daily Star / The Sun – Must hold the English media industry accountable Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton has for a long time been a clear voice in the fight against racism. He recently took to Instagram’s Stories feature and demanded that the UK media industry take action. The post he shared was originally posted by the website Versus. “We must hold the English media industry accountable for systematically demonizing black players. The constant scapegoating of black players must stop,” the post Hamilton shared read. CRITICAL: Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton thinks enough is enough. He is calling on the British media industry to take action. Photo: MARK THOMPSON / AFP Great Britain expert Erik Mustad believes that the situation with Saka has been seen repeatedly in recent football history. Among other things, he draws parallels to the previous football European Championship when Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford missed a penalty kick in the final against Italy. It led to a loss for the British nation and violent reactions and racist incitement on social media. – Then I read a comment in a good sports newspaper, which was about an Anglo-Saxon attitude. In other words, the Anglo-Saxon, white Englishman who could blame black players for not delivering to the standard that you want to live up to – as English, says Mustad to news and continues: – This is about England never winning anything. They always need someone to blame, and always need some excuses to lift themselves up because they never win, says Mustad to news. news has submitted the criticism and allegations from Ian Wright and Lewis Hamilton to The Sun, Daily Star and BBC. They have not responded to our inquiries. Thinks the criticism will affect EM Mustad, as senior lecturer at the University of Agder and an expert on British politics and history, believes similar discussions will affect the championship for England. – Especially if it starts to slow down for the team. Because everything is fine when it goes well. Everything is fine when they win. But if they don’t win, these discussions will of course flourish again, he says to news. EXPOSED TO RACISM: Bukayo Saka was one of three young players who missed a penalty for England in the European Championship final. Afterwards exposed to racism on social media. Photo: Carl Recine / AP Darren Lewis, assistant editor of the Daily Mirror and president of the Association of English Sports Journalists, is also critical of the use of Saka in pictures after the defeat. “Even though I work in the media, that doesn’t mean I can’t acknowledge the concern that Bukayo Saka is being used as the face of England’s defeat and underperformance – despite other players having performed worse – across multiple platforms,” Lewis wrote on X – This is a reminder that we have to think about everything that is made public, he adds. Published 10.06.2024, at 22.00 Updated 10.06.2024, at 22.48
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