Explosive and groundbreaking study of racism in football and its roots from award-winning journalist Ronny Blaschke. Racism in football is reduced to neo-Nazis and monkey chants. But if we want to understand its origins, we have to go back further. Drawing on more than 100 interviews from five different continents, this hard-hitting investigation reveals how: * Colonial powers such as Britain and France wanted to ‘civilise’ their subjects through sport * Their racial theory has long since been debunked, yet racist thinking still characterises European football today * Black people are often considered powerful athletes, but rarely get the opportunity to become coaches or board members * Colonial thinking still persists in talent scouting, sponsorship and the media * Racism is blighting football in Britain, Brazil, Namibia and India among other placesAt the centre of this book are people – players, fans and activists – who stand up to racism with courage and grit. In England, black