Mario Balotelli, Sexual Assault and the Silent Media
Football Today
English - March 02, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsSoccer Sports football soccer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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According to reports in France and Italy, Mario Balotelli is under investigation for sexual assault stemming from an incident in July of 2017. Yet despite the severity of the incident, the only English speaking publications to run a story were The Sun and The Daily Mail.
Today we ask, what does the Mario Balotelli case tell us about football's relationship with sexual violence?
Guests:
Shireen Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_) Writer, Activist and Co-host of the Burn It All Down podcast
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