Bastian Schweinsteiger: Former United man in hot water for World Cup take
We could call it racist, if we were calling a spade a spade. I don’t agree with him, but I have no other solution other than to work with things as they are. All I can show is that on the pitch African teams are not just physical, we are technical and tactical.”He added, “I can only hope it is a clumsy statement, rather than something going on in his mind.
- ▪We could call it racist, if we were calling a spade a spade.
- ▪I don’t agree with him, but I have no other solution other than to work with things as they are.
- ▪All I can show is that on the pitch African teams are not just physical, we are technical and tactical.”He added, “I can only hope it is a clumsy statement, rather than something going on in his mind.
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