Former Spanish Prime Minister Draws Criticism Over Soccer Comments

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This is textbook xenophobia coming from the highest levels of society, and equating nationality with ethnicity is a dangerous idea that has no place in modern sport or politics. France's squad is made up entirely of French citizens, and dismissing that because of skin color or surnames is exactly the kind of thinking that poisons public discourse. The same logic would gut England's squad and erase the immigrant contributions.