What exactly Dante Vanzeir said is not known. How he said it – directly to an opponent or muttering under his breath – neither. The footballer does admit that what he said was racist. But why does American football react much sharper to racism on and off the field than is the case in Europe? Sports sociologist Jeroen Schouder (KULeuven) fears for Vanzeir: “His American career could be over before it had even started.”
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ANALYSIS. "I fear for Dante Vanzeir": why American football reacts much sharper to racism
