In Conversation with... Abdirahman Sugulle: "Is racism a problem in Finnish football?"

The Finnish Football Show

"Is racism a problem in Finnish football?"

Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2024/09/10/in-conversation-with-abdirahman-sugulle/

IN THIS EPISODE...

In this episode, the FFS team talk with Finnish referee, Abdirahman Sugulle. This episode was prompted by Abdi's LinkedIn post in the summer of 2024, a powerful post in which he lashed out at racist abuse aimed at him by a supporter.

We invited Abdi on to discuss this situation, but also his rise through the Finnish refereeing system as a young ref of Somalian heritage, the influnce other minority background referees had on him, the problem of racism is Finnish society and football, but also some lighter moments from his time on the pitch.

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:25 Abdi's background and pathway into refereeing
00:21:26 Racist incident at the Oulu-Inter game that prompted Abdi’s LinkedIn post
00:46:16 A more positive / light-hearted side of refereeing

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