Racism Controls

Congratulations Zambia

Today I watched the African Cup final online.  Fox Soccer and ESPN or anyone else in the USA did not televise the final, or any match during the tournament.. WHY WHY WHY???

Think about this. Would they consider not showing the Euro Cup?  Would they skip out on the MLS season or not show the World Cup?   Sepp"Shake Hands" Blatter even said he would like the tournament in the summertime. Oh yeah MLS plays in the summertime and no one has a problem with that.

The cup every few years would compete with the Cycling events such as Le Tour de France and motor events.  It would compete with massive revenue makers in North America such as Baseball and Golf.  Lets not forget all the people who don't watch television in the summer and enjoy the great weather by traveling.

January is a great month for not only us in Europe and North America, but a great month weather wise for the African nations participating.  The only ones who don't like it are the massive profit making clubs in Europe.  I miss Yaya and Kolo as much as the next City fan, but not allowing them to support their country or dictating when they do it is not right.

 Companies spend billions on advertising for television and want their products shown among side your favorite shows, biggest sporting events, even Jersey Shore.  No one wanted to spend a dime to show the African Cup here?  They showed it throughout Europe.  The amount of immigrants this country has that come from places that follow football on a regular basis should be reason enough.  It is marginalization of an entire continent.

This week we saw Micah Richards quit Twitter over racist abuse, Luis Suarez refuse to shake Patrice Evra's hand and no live African Cup of Nations televised.  Racism is still well and alive and unfortunately for me the world has not done enough to stamp the abuse out.

What's lost in all this?   Zambia had a fairy tale finish over Cote d'Ivoire and won the tournament and part of the world missed it.  Zambia won, and the fans lost.  I hope next year will be different.