4.10.19 Podcast: Guest Steven Goff and a night of hot topics

HWTP SPORTS TALK

Washington Post reporter Steven Goff joined David to discuss racism in soccer. Goff is a Washington Post Reporter covering soccer (D.C. United, MLS, U.S. national teams, World Cup), plus some college basketball. The beautiful game has an ugly problem: Racism-- The beautiful game has an ugly problem. Racism is a societal issue transcending soccer, but when incidents occur in the planet’s most popular sport, the scourge is magnified. Recent episodes turned the spotlight back on the matter and prompted Danny Rose, a left back for the English national team and Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, to say, “I’ve got five or six more years left in football, and I just can’t wait to see the back of it.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/07/beautiful-game-has-an-ugly-problem-racism/?utm_term=.102cf1ef3f2e