https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/02/02/the-war-on-hate-speech-reaches-britains-soccer-fields/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:44:21 -0400<![CDATA[Before you rush to leave a comment on the relative &#8220;lameness&#8221; of soccer compared to the US version of football, this piece isn’t about the game of soccer as such. It&#8217;s about allegations of racist abuse against two of the game’s biggest stars in Britain that have been dominating in the news here for the past couple of months; and about the response to one of those cases in particular, which goes to the heart of issues of race relations and free speech.]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:48:25 -0500<![CDATA[Mike McNally]]>https://pjmedia.com/mike-mcnally/2012/02/02/the-war-on-hate-speech-reaches-britains-soccer-fields-n160273