{"id":49255,"date":"2026-06-26T20:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/ivory-coast-coach-bastian-schweinsteiger-accused-of-racism-over-comments-about-african-football\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T20:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:46:14","slug":"ivory-coast-coach-bastian-schweinsteiger-accused-of-racism-over-comments-about-african-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/ivory-coast-coach-bastian-schweinsteiger-accused-of-racism-over-comments-about-african-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast coach Bastian Schweinsteiger accused of racism over comments about African football"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/ivory-coast-coach-bastian-schweinsteiger-accused-of-racism-over-comments-about-african-football\/#Mr_Emmers_Fe_countered_Mr_Schweinsteiger_saying_%E2%80%9CYou_could_call_it_racist%E2%80%9D\" >Mr. Emmers Fe countered Mr. Schweinsteiger, saying, &#8220;You could call it racist.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/ivory-coast-coach-bastian-schweinsteiger-accused-of-racism-over-comments-about-african-football\/#What_did_Schweinsteiger_say_about_African_football\" >What did Schweinsteiger say about African football?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>German former professional footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger speaks before the 2022 Qatar World Cup Soccer Group E match between Costa Rica and Germany at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, on December 1, 2022 (Photo by: Ina Fassbender\/AFP) (Photo by: INA FASSBENDER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Former Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger has been accused of racism after comments made by Ivory Coast coach Emers Fay about African football. Mr. Schweinsteiger appeared as a commentator analyzing the match between Germany and Ivory Coast in the World Cup, and described African soccer as &#8220;unconventional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Die Mannschaft lost 2-1 to Ecuador on Thursday, but had already progressed as group winners after wins against Ivory Coast and Cura\u00e7ao. Fay was not informed of Schweinsteiger&#8217;s comments after the game against Germany, but was made aware of Schweinsteiger&#8217;s remarks after the victory over Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mr_Emmers_Fe_countered_Mr_Schweinsteiger_saying_%E2%80%9CYou_could_call_it_racist%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Mr. Emmers Fe countered Mr. Schweinsteiger, saying, &#8220;You could call it racist.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via EFE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ms. Fay accused Ms. Schweinsteiger of trying to get attention with her comments, which she felt could be classified as racist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s unfortunate. You could call it racist. I was disappointed to hear his comments. I have no choice but to accept them,&#8221; he told Cadena Corp.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t agree with him. All I can do is show that we play not only physically, but also tactically and technically. Schweinsteiger is a world star, but he may have disappeared from the spotlight and may need a little attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_Schweinsteiger_say_about_African_football\"><\/span>What did Schweinsteiger say about African football?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2026\/06\/26135654\/bastian-schweinsteiger-1024x683.jpg?width=1920&amp;quality=70&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Schweinsteiger smiling from the chest up\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1920\/1281;max-width:1920px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Alexander Hassenstein\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the preparations for Germany vs. Ivory Coast, Schweinsteiger appeared as a pitchside analyst and was asked about the opponent&#8217;s style of play in Magenta.<\/p>\n<p>He continued to call it &#8220;a little bit African, a little bit unconventional, a little bit wild, maybe a little bit untethered tactically. We have to be prepared for it to be unpredictable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Schweinsteiger&#8217;s comments paint African football as unsophisticated and unorganized. Although the similarities with some of the descriptions of Africans by former colonial powers are jarring in today&#8217;s era, Fay&#8217;s reaction is entirely justified.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German former professional footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger speaks before the 2022 Qatar World Cup Soccer Group E match between Costa Rica and Germany at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, on December 1, 2022 (Photo by: Ina Fassbender\/AFP) (Photo by: INA FASSBENDER\/AFP via Getty Images) Former Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Germany star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-49255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}