(The Guardian) Guardiola 'not optimistic' on Spain combatting racism
The Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola is asked: Can Spain learn from the way the Premier League deals with racism? “They should. Here they are so strict,” Guardiola replies. “But they [in Spain] know what they have to do. Racism is a problem everywhere ... not in a specific place ... our ancestors come from migrants, come from wars, dictatorships ... you have to move on [from one country to another], and you build families ... the problem of racism is everywhere, and not just gender or colour but for the attitude ... “We believe our country our language is better”.
“You realise we are the same, the same fears, the same good things. You have to accept the diversity as the strength of human beings. And right now we are far, far away from that. I hope it’s one step to things getting better in Spain, but I’m not really optimistic.”
The Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola is asked: Can Spain learn from the way the Premier League deals with racism? “They should. Here they are so strict,” Guardiola replies. “But they [in Spain] know what they have to do. Racism is a problem everywhere ... not in a specific place ... our ancestors come from migrants, come from wars, dictatorships ... you have to move on [from one country to another], and you build families ... the problem of racism is everywhere, and not just gender or colour but for the attitude ... “We believe our country our language is better”.
“You realise we are the same, the same fears, the same good things. You have to accept the diversity as the strength of human beings. And right now we are far, far away from that. I hope it’s one step to things getting better in Spain, but I’m not really optimistic.”
