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In 2013 Andy Murray won the Wimbledon singles title after a 77 year drought for his homeland. Many a time, he had come close and choked, falling to better opposition when it mattered-often in the semis and finals stage. You see, that's what sports is about: a winner and a loser with the latter honorably congratulating the former and leaving to hopefully win another day. What was interesting was how the press carried this story?..when he won, he was the British champion; when he lost, it was the defeated Scot. Murray is of Scottish birth but British by heritage. It was always amusing how with a simple interplay of words, one's nationality was thrown then claimed, conveniently. 

After last night's Euros finals where England lost in the lottery that is a penalty shootout, some petty miscreants have chosen to debase themselves further by choosing to aim their disgruntlement at the three black lads that missed their penalties. They seem to opine that the color of their skin rather than chance had something to do with their missing their penalties. Some discriminatory memes have been thrown about with these particular players families being targeted with hate mail and other racist slurs on social media. 

It's a sad thing that the racist thing keeps choosing to stick its ugly head in such a friendly sport. What is brought to the fore is how pronouncements against this discrimination have often been thrown about with the #BlackLivesMatter campaign being the latest farce. Interesting it's only the English side that was taking a knee at these finals with many of their opponents choosing to stand in deference-maybe because they didn't believe in these 'gimmicks'. UEFA itself has been divided on the same with some questionable decisions being passed by the body when players have been found guilty of racist actions.

To all these, we say shame on you! Choosing to play for one's country should be lauded not treated with the same flimsy nonchalance that applauds a Brit and shames a Scot.