I do not normally write about football; however there is a media storm in Spain at the moment which is worth a few comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year was the FIFA men\u2019s world cup in Qatar. As the tournament got started, there were some high-profile footballers taking a stance against the attitude towards homosexuality in the host nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year there was the FIFA woman\u2019s world cup in Australia and New Zealand. The recipients of the best player awards and then the Spanish team walked across a podium lined with officials for the award ceremony. I think that I noticed some nervous confusion among the female and male officials on the podium – should they offer a cool handshake or a warm hug to the players Then one exuberant male Spanish official kissed the team captain on the lips. I saw this live and, at the time, I thought that this was strange. The next thoughts I had were – well maybe they know each other very well or maybe that is culturally normal in Spain or maybe there is some other reason for it, which I do not know about. I forgot about it for a few days until it was all over the media, with the captain complaining about the Spanish official\u2019s behaviour, followed by protests, resignations, threats of legal action and today a hunger strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My reason for writing about these two consecutive world cups is not really to comment on the rights and wrongs of either topic; rather I want to openly ask a question \u2013 why do we think it is a good idea to look to footballers (or football officials) for moral leadership? These are footballers or ex-footballers who then moved on to other football-related jobs. They became well-known for their ability to run around and to kick a ball, not for their critical thinking and contributions to moral philosophy and ethics. So why do we expect moral leadership from people who become successful in sports?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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