“A recent graphic promoted by the UK’s Migration Museum shows a stark picture of what England’s starting 11 would look like without immigration over the past two generations. With only three players without a parent or grandparent born overseas, the national team is held up as a microcosm of a diverse, multicultural population.”
The Guardian’s liveblog featured our Football Moves People line-up graphic in the run-up to kick off of England’s Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark.
The Guardian featured our Football Moves People campaign’s England Without Immigration line-up graphic in its live blog during the build up to England–Scotland match at Euro 2020.
“As the Migration Museum has pointed out, most of the team’s players have parents or grandparents born outside the country. Unlike their World Cup-winning predecessors in 1966 and the team in 1996, when England hosted the European Championships, they are not wholly, or overwhelmingly, white.”
