From Europe, hotbed of racial harmony, comes this disturbing news:
Standard Liege and USMNT defender Oguchi Onyewu has been the victim of an unprovoked racially motivated attack following an evening out with friends.Onyewu, with a rare weekend night free, had travelled to take in the key Anderlecht versus Brugge clash with friends, but saw the peaceful evening end with a frightening confrontation following the match...
However what had started innocuously enough soon took a turn for the worse.
"We go ten feet further and people are screaming and giving the finger and giving signs and yelling racist stuff at us."
"I wanted to wait to get to my car because I didn't want to show them where my car was," the American claimed. "We waited until they left, then got in the car. [Unfortunately] some fans saw me get in the car."
Though now in the assumed safety of his vehicle, Onyewu and his girlfriend were soon surrounded by a group of thugs.
Luckily, the U.S. Men's National Team defender was able to get away unharmed, but it wasn't thanks to the local police, who simply stood by as the attack continued.
Initially, I was going to write that it seems clear that European Soccer has a problem with race, but that's understating the problem. The fact of the matter is that Europe itself has a problem with race, one far worse and more dangerous than America has known for several decades.
Thanks to My Soccer Blog for the pointer.
