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Study regarding racial bias in football
https://runrepeat.com/racial-bias-study-soccer
https://runrepeat.com/racial-bias-study-soccer
When commentators talk about intelligence:
62.60% of praise was aimed at players with lighter skin tone
63.33% of criticism was aimed at players with darker skin tone
When commentators are talking about power they are 6.59 times more likely to be talking about a player with darker skin tone
When commentators are talking about speed they are 3.38 times more likely to be talking about a player with darker skin tone
When commentators talk about work ethic, 60.40% of praise is aimed at players with lighter skin tone