Major sporting events can lead to an increase in racially motivated hate crime. This is particularly the case when athletes who belong to an ethnic or religious minority are blamed for a country’s poor performance. This is the result of a sociological study conducted by Dr. Christof Nägel at the University of Cologne (Germany) and Dr. Mathijs Kros at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands) in cooperation with Dr. Ryan Davenport at University College London (U.K.) in the wake of England’s defeat at the men’s UEFA Euro 2020 final. They report Read More