So far, Kurt has had to pay a £250,000 fine to his club and his cats have been seized by the RSPCA. He could also potentially face four years in jail. There is also a petition online with almost 300,000 signatures which asks ‘the Metropolitan Police and RSPCA carry out an urgent investigation and prosecute the perpetrators of this heinous act’

Adidas has since cancelled his contract worth £100,000 a year. At this point a lot of people feel he has had too many penalties on his head and they have taken to twitter to start a #boycottadidas movement. Many other fans have also added he phrase “I stand with Kurt”.

Adidas has sponsored many athletes over the years including footballers like Paul Pogba, Toni Kroos, Leo Messi and Mo Salah. in the USA, Adidas has built much of its name though associating with black superstars. Popular black athletes and entertainers like James Harden, Candace Parker and Kanye West endorse its products. Adidas also has a partnership with Beyonce Knowles.

Although Adidas publicly supports black superstars, some of its black workers spoke out to The New York Times about the unfriendly work environment. Black employees at the company’s North American headquarters in Portland describe a workplace culture that contradicts the brand’s image. Workers described feeling marginalized and sometimes discriminated against.

By boycotting Adidas, people aim to show their disgruntlement with the sportswear manufacturing giant. Although it may seem like Kurt is being penalized for the actions in his video, bigger forces are at play. Racism continues to penetrate through societies despite efforts made to raise awareness and educate the general public. And it is something that Kurt and many other superstars  put up with throughout their careers.

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Amidst dissatisfaction from fans over the performance of the Warriors’ coach Zdravko Logarusic, the Zimbabwe Football Association(ZIFA) has stepped in with similar sentiments. A leaked conversation relating to the coach’s qualifications has lead ZIFA to start investigating the legitimacy of coach they hired.

A South African source that is cognisant of the investigations being carried out informed ZIFA of a huge scandal taking place amongst most European coaches. It is reported that some Uefa coaching badges are acquired unethically and such ‘coaches’ usually have just African clubs or national teams as reference in their CVs and no coaching experience in their native countries.

These ongoing investigations were sparked by an alleged email sent to the Kenyan Football Federation by Loga stating that he will be working on his Uefa Pro License soon. This revelation came as a surprise as Loga had previously stated that he had acquired his Pro License in 2013.

The scandal does not end there. After forwarding his license to the relevant officials, its signatories raised eyebrows yet again.Among the three signatures was said to have been one belonging to a recently convicted fraudster and tax evader Damir Vrbanovic of Croatia.

Investigations are still underway and ZIFA technical director, Wilson Mutekede has reportedly already forwarded a request to a Uefa instructor to check the legitimacy of Loga’s coaching license.

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