“Can the beautiful game unite France once again?” Leave it to the BBC to produce one of the best preview articles for Euros 2016 in consideration of this question. If you have 10+ minutes, I highly suggest reading the article and appreciating the fantastic layout and audio / visuals accompanying it.
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Of Headbands and Heartbreak
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What a fantastic piece that is – so interesting. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I was lucky enough to see Lilian Thuram speak on racism and football a few years ago at NYU and he covered some of this ground. Excellent piece.