Diverse England Team

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/06/englands-diverse-world-cup-team-is-something-to-celebrate/

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/england-vs-tunisia-world-cup-2018-highlights-goals-harry-kane-penalty-var-watch-video-are-out-a8405326.html

The England World Cup team in 2018 is the youngest team England has ever sent to the competition, and it is also the most ethnically diverse. There are 23 players in the England squad and 11 are black or of mixed ethnicity; the England team for the last World Cup in 2014 had just 6.

The first black player on an England World Cup team was Viv Anderson in 1978. John Barnes became the first black player to play for England in the finals in 1986 when he came on as a substitute in the last 15 minutes of the game.

30 years later shows an England team much more representative of the country. A recent poll shows that 74% of British people say the England squad is a symbol of the country that belongs to people of every race and ethnic background.

What do you see in the picture?
Who are they?
How are the people similar? How are they different?

explain the story

- Where is the World Cup taking place?
- How do you think the England team feel as they walk out on to the pitch at the start of the game?
- Why do players sing the National Anthem at the start of each game?
- How are the England squad representative of the country?
- How has the England team changed in 30 years?
- Why do you think in 2018 we have the most diverse team ever?
- What does this show about England today?
- What does this show about people of different ethnicity working together?
- What can we learn from the England team?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

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