His lack of real work on the issue blew up in his face last year, when Italy beat England in the Euros, and British people began hurling racist abuse at the young Black footballers on the team. ![]() What did William actually do? He did some events where he hung out with footballers – exclusively white footballers – and he once said that he’s “bored of racism.” He seemed to believe that if he just came out and said “stop being racist,” that would solve everything. ![]() In any case, William used his position to try to talk about mental health in football, and racism in football (and the combination of both). He’s the Football Association president, which means “going to football games” counts as work for him. Prince William was famously keen about “solving” racism in football for a time.
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