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April 28, 2014
VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Barcelona defender Dani Alves responded to a racist taunt when a banana landed at his feet…
April 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Taraji P. Henson’s newest big screen project 'From The Rough,' is based on the true story of…
March 6, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A young South African fan attending Wednesday's game between South Africa and Brazil at Johannesburg’s Soccer City…
February 13, 2014
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has given her support to a black Brazilian player who was racially…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO's 100 - If the U.S. men's national soccer team makes a run at this year's World Cup in Brazil,…
November 18, 2013
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James says he has had 'preliminary talks' with David Beckham about possibly bringing an MLS team…
October 7, 2013
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA plans to create an international league table of countries which have problems with racism and discrimination…
September 11, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than two hours, the red-white-and-blue-clad crowd stood and sang 'Dos a cero! Dos a…
June 20, 2013
FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Football great Pele insists he supports the Brazilian popular protests sweeping the country, as long as…
March 17, 2013
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek soccer player Giorgos Katidis has been banned from his national team for life after giving…
February 6, 2013
ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's brother, vice president of AC Milan, the team owned by the media mogul, has sparked…
January 18, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Africa deserves more than five places at the World Cup, the Cameroon Football Federation president says...
December 13, 2012
LONDON (AP) — All professional soccer players and managers in England and newcomers from abroad will have cultural lessons regarding…
November 28, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Hope Solo diffused the drama surrounding her personal life as the gold medal-winning U.S. women's soccer…
November 8, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Major League Soccer has set a record for the fifth consecutive year for the racial diversity…
June 27, 2012
An Italian newspaper is in hot water for depicting famed soccer played Mario Balotelli as King Kong in a recent…
June 8, 2012
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Before a ball was even kicked, the issue of racism flared up at the European Championship…
May 25, 2012
Some family members of England's black players will avoid traveling to the European Championship because of fears of racist abuse…
May 25, 2012
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming…
May 2, 2012
LONDON (AP) - A British man has been banned three years from attending soccer matches worldwide after he was found…