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Okay, 4% for both whites and blacks preferring soccer as their favorite sport. Interesting. And we all know blacks make up 13% of the U.S population.

By my count that's 8 blacks (give or take, some look like weird muts), and 3 whites. If you look at the entire roster it's a similar distribution.

Most of the other FIFA teams I looked at had more normal representation, these 4 were the most egregious by far.

What could it all mean?

[First let's look at the favorite sports of each ethnicity in the United States.](https://pic8.co/sh/WSLCt8.png) Okay, 4% for both whites and blacks preferring soccer as their favorite sport. Interesting. And we all know blacks make up 13% of the U.S population. [And here is the U.S.A FIFA main team.](https://pic8.co/sh/w8mOJc.jpg) By my count that's 8 blacks (give or take, some look like weird muts), and 3 whites. If you look at the entire roster it's a similar distribution. [Canada, 4% black population, same situation.](https://pic8.co/sh/UVqOBV.jpg) [France, 5% black population, same situation again.](https://pic8.co/sh/SQsa8E.jpg) [Netherlands, 4% black population, roughly 50% of the team is black.](https://pic8.co/sh/nhQah4.jpg) Most of the other FIFA teams I looked at had more normal representation, these 4 were the most egregious by far. What could it all mean?

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What could it all mean?

Look at hockey. They're making a huge push to reduce the number of white players. Yet whites are barely over represented in hockey. I think I read that they're over represented by like 15%. Then compare it with basketball where blacks make up like 90% of the players. There's no push to deal with the 500% over representation of blacks in basketball. It's artificial, but it starts early in like U14-15 type age groups. I know the major soccer club in my area is always touting extra bullshit for minorities. When you're in the bottom half of the pack, a little encouragement or mentorship can be the difference between dropping the sport and dedicating more effort.