Football and multi-culturalism

Today the South Africa World Cup quarter finals begin. In their blog for the conservative-liberal daily Jyllands-Posten Troels Heeger und Søren Villemoes poke fun at sports commentators who see the success of a national team as a measure of the success of the integration model of the country it represents: "The debate in Denmark clearly shows that multiculturalism is the great variable everyone is trying to define. ... After all, it was multiculturalism that devoured the French team. ... The biggest problem with Danish football is our lack of commitment to integration. Danish racism is the reason why we didn't play better. ... Commentator for Politiken Lars Trier Mogensen uses his impressive knowledge to explain to us the secret of Germany's World Cup success. Yes, that's right: multiculturalism! ... The battle over multiculturalism has reached a new low in the Danish debate."

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