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· Heather Johnson Yu
Alabama Football Fan Worried That New Hawaiian QB Tua Tagovailoa Will Have a ‘Language Barrier’
One Alabama fan’s comments have raised some eyebrows over his concern about the “language barrier” between Hawaiian quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and his teammates. A user by the name of Chattown Tider wanted to “address the elephant in the room” on the Alabama sports site…
· Ryan General
Thailand’s Gorgeous Football Team Manager is Melting Hearts Online
Meet Watanya Wongopasi, the beautiful team manager from Thailand who has emerged as one of the stars from the recently concluded SouthEast Asian Games. While not an athlete herself, Wongopasi captured many sports lovers’ hearts for helping lead the talented under-23 Thailand…
· Carl Samson
Brazilian Footballer Mercilessly Shamed in China After Posting Racist Slurs on Instagram
A Brazilian football player competing in the U.K.’s Premier League was booed by offended Chinese fans for “unintentionally” insulting China and its people in a Beijing event on Saturday. A post shared by Kenedy (@kenedy) on Jul 17, 2017 at 11:50am PDT
· Khier Casino
Uruguayan Footballer Causes Outrage in South Korea After Racist ‘Slant Eyes’ Celebration
Uruguayan footballer Federico Valverde has denied making the offensive “slant eyes” after winning against Portugal in Sunday’s quarter-final at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea. The Real Madrid star helped his country make its way through to the semi-finals by scoring an…
· Khier Casino
Argentinean Footballer Slammed on Twitter For Racist Slant-Eyes Pose
Argentinean footballer Ezequiel Lavezzi, who plays for the Chinese club Hebei China Fortune, was photographed pulling the slanted eyes pose and received backlash on social media for the “racist” gesture. The controversy comes the same week Lavezzi was named the highest-paid…
· Khier Casino
Family of Detroit Football Player Crowdfunds to Free Him From Jail in China
Detroit native Wendell Brown has been stuck in jail in Chongqing, China since last September after a fight broke out at a local bar. A GoFundMe campaign has been started by his family to help bring him back home. The 30-year-old, who coached football in Chongqing, got into a…
· Ryan General
Former Football Player Becomes a Massive Chinese Superstar For Obvious Reasons
Ten years ago, aspiring American football player Matthew Knowles had set his sights on making it big in the NFL. Little did he know that a different career would take him to superstardom on the other side of the world. Following a successful football career in college, the then…
· Carl Samson
Stockbroker Fined $1,400 After Kicking a Football At a Boy
A 36-year-old man was fined SGD $2,000 ($1,400) for kicking a football three times against a 9-year-old boy’s legs in Singapore. The incident occurred at an HDB void deck in Bukit Panjang on May 25, 2016, The Straits Times reported.
· Laura Dang
Muhammad Ali’s Football Star Grandson Just Landed a Modeling Contract
Late fighting legend Muhammad Ali’s teenage grandson is a football star who just signed his first modeling contract. Seventeen-year-old Biaggio Ali Walsh, a high school senior, has signed on with Wilhelmina Models, a Dallas-based talent management agency that also represents…
· Editorial Staff
Brazilian Tennis Player Fined $1,500 For Doing Racist ‘Slant Eyes’ During Game Against Japan
Brazilian tennis player Guilherme Clezar was fined £1,100 ($1,487) by the International Tennis Federation after a racist gesture was caught on video during a game. Essa foi a reação de Guilherme Clezar quando um juiz de linha errou uma marcação contra o brasileiro.…
· Carl Samson
Japan Now Has Gourmet Sake-Flavored Kit Kats And They Are Alcoholic
A new sake-flavored Kit Kat developed with a respected local brewery is coming out in Japan this month. For those who may not know, Nestlé Japan released its first sake-flavored Kit Kat last year for the souvenir market. Those wafers were covered in white chocolate with 0.8% of…
· Editorial Staff
Manny Pacquiao Just Tweeted Floyd Mayweather the Diss of the Century
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’re acutely aware of the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor happening tonight. The two have exchanged heated words both on and off-screen via interviews, skits, and, naturally, social media. Of…
· Ryan General
ESPN Pulls Asian-American from Covering Charlottesville Game Because His Name is Robert Lee
ESPN reportedly decided to remove an Asian-American college sportscaster from covering an upcoming University of Virginia football game simply because his name is Robert Lee, a namesake of a Confederate general during the Civil War. According to the Washington Times, the…
· Bryan Ke
1,069 Dancing Robots Set New Guinness World Record in China
The Guinness World Record for having the most robots dancing simultaneously has been officially broken in China with 1,069 dancing robots. The feat was achieved by WL Intelligent Technology Co, LTD, in Guangzhou, located in the province of Guangdong in southern China. The…
· Ryan General
Asian Cab Driver Assaulted With Bat By ‘Proud’ Racist Man in U.K.
A self-confessed racist man in the U.K. recently harassed an Asian taxi driver by accusing him of being a terrorist and then smashing his car with a baseball bat. According to the Mirror, 58-year-old Terence Poxon had blamed the Asian taxi driver of being responsible for the…
· Ryan General
Fans Want BTS to Play the Super Bowl Halftime Show Next Year Without a Doubt
Performing at the halftime show of the Super Bowl is definitely a big deal, as the tradition has evolved into a spectacle in itself as part of the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). Notable artists who have performed in the event for millions of…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Rare Photos Reveal What North Koreans Do For Fun
The Western world is absolutely fascinated by North Korea — tourists from all over the world take great risks visiting the isolated land with its secrets too good to pass up. Within this secrecy, unknown to most of the world, is what North Koreans enjoy as entertainment. Not…
· Guy Aoki
The Supreme Court May Support ‘The Slants,’ But Their Decision Doesn’t Help Asian Americans
The Slants, the Portland, Oregon-based band that for six years fought in the courts for the right to trademark their controversial name, finally won Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in their favor. In doing so, they overturned a 71-year-old policy preventing…
· Khier Casino
One of TV’s Hottest Asian Hunks Just Joined ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
The upcoming adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel “Crazy Rich Asians” just added actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr. to its stellar cast. The “Glee” star will join an all-Asian cast including Constance Wu (“Fresh Off the Boat”), Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden…
· Khier Casino
Malaysia Airlines Flight Forced to Turn Around After Drunk Passenger Threatens to Hijack Plane
Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 departing from Melbourne, Australia, was forced to reverse course after a passenger allegedly tried to enter the cockpit and threaten to bomb the plane. Flight MH128 was on its way to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when a 25-year-old Australian citizen…
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