Why are there no blacks in Italy, Argentina and Spain?

The history of western European teams in the World Cup can be seen as a colonial power. Several colonial powers, such as Britain and France, have a large number of black players on their teams. The reason is that, on the one hand, there are many colored people from colonies in these countries. For example, Britain has a large number of black immigrants from West India (that is, several islands in Central America), and France has a large number of immigrants from Central, West and North Africa. On the other hand, some countries directly recruit players from former colonial countries to play football for their own countries. This is more common in France.

The number of black/colored players in western European teams is mainly determined by several factors:

* The history of colonial expansion in this country: In black areas that were once ruled or colonized, there may be black players in the battle. As mentioned above, the ancestors of these black players may have immigrated to western Europe long ago, and they were born in western Europe themselves; Or he was born in Africa, but immigrated to his original colonial country when he grew up. For example, if you were born in a French-speaking country in Africa, you may grow up and develop in France because you play well, and finally join French nationality and play for the French national team. For these players from outside France, French, as the colonial heritage of their original society, has become their natural language advantage.

We can fully foresee that the wider the sphere of influence of a European country, the more colonies there will be, and the more people from this colony will be in the football team lineup.

:: The values of the country itself; The degree to which diversity is accepted. Racism has always been a sensitive topic in the European arena. In the past, black players were often discriminated against in competitions. Ince, a famous British black player, was once thrown a banana peel by the audience and satirized as an orangutan. Black athletes are often discriminated and abused by spectators in the stands. How can black players play for the national team under such circumstances? In the past few years, European countries have spared no effort to combat racism on the pitch, giving more space to black players. Black players are becoming more and more active on the field. They are playing for their own country, rather than joining the national teams of some western European countries.

In this respect, Britain and France are the most enlightened. The proportion of British black players in this World Cup has declined slightly, but it used to reach more than half. The overwhelming majority of colored players in the French team fully shows the diversity of the modern French nation.

In contrast, in some other countries, such as Italy, stadium racism is still serious. This makes there are few colored players in Italy, and there is only one black player in recent years.