Visiting Hong Kong this month with his former club Juventus, Lilian Thuram tackled the subject of racism in football. A World Cup winner for France, Thuram has his own eponymous foundation to educate people about racism, and has authored books on the topic. “When I was a child it was a problem, now my children [professional footballers Marcus and Khephren] have the same problem,” Thuram told the South China Morning Post. “Probably, nobody has managed to find a way to solve it.” During the recent...
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August 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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