Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Representation in US Soccer

Two soccer players on the field

25 participants kicked off the Football Scholars Forum’s 12th season on Thursday, September 17.

Historians Brenda Elsey and Jermaine Scott spearheaded an excellent discussion of key issues raised by their Fare report on the “Representation of Black and Latinx Communities and Women in U.S. Soccer” [full text here].

Click below to listen to the audio recording of the session (personal/educational use only).

Our next session takes place on Thursday, October 15, at 2pm US ET (-6 Central European Time). We welcome back James Montague for a conversation about his new book, 1312: Among the Ultras, A journey with the world’s most extreme fans.