There’s an adage that maintains it is never a good idea to discuss religion or politics in polite company. Sport may not qualify as the latter, but it’s fairly obvious that it is always a bad idea to bring up such issues, especially in the footballing world.
With the world’s attention focused on the bloody conflict in Gaza, it was inevitable that some footballer somewhere would dip his toe into the maelstrom with something other than the usual bland “let’s all pray for peace” schtick.
On Wednesday, Frédéric Kanouté, the Seville striker, while celebrating a goal against Deportivo La Coruña, lifted his jersey to reveal a T-shirt that read “Palestine”. Note, it didn’t read “May my Palestinian brothers drive the Israelis into the sea” or “Hamas: More Rockets Please” or even just “Free Palestine”. Simply “Palestine”. Read the rest of this entry →
