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- After reading books on psychology, sociology and economics, Thuram came to a conclusion that racism is an ideology to justify economic violence. “It is economic systems that need to legitimize violence so some people can be exploited,” he says, adding that the same concept applies to sexism.
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Thuram has been described as a "studious" figure off the pitch; [5] in 2010, he became a UNICEF ambassador, and has stood out for his initiatives to fight against racism. [6] He founded the Fondation Lilian Thuram, which aims to educate people about racism. [7]
Dec 5, 2022 · After playing professional soccer for 17 years, Thuram, 50, became an accomplished author and social justice activist, establishing the Lilian Thuram Foundation in 2008 to dismantle systemic racism and educate people against discrimination in France and around the world.
Nov 5, 2021 · Since retiring in 2008, Thuram has been heading up the Lilian Thuram Foundation, the purpose of which is to educate people about racism – not only about its ill effects but about its past and the way that the identities that underpin it came to be.
LILIAN THURAM - BIOGRAPHY. Lilian Thuram was born in Guadeloupe in 1972. During his career as a professional football defender he played from 1991 to 2008 in Monaco and then in Italy (Parma and Juventus, Turin), ending his career with FC Barcelona in Spain. He holds the record for the most selections on France’s national team (142) and has ...
Jul 1, 2020 · In late March, E&M author Salomé Melchior spoke to renowned French football player Lilian Thuram. They talked about global inequality, the power of solidarity and his anti-racist activism with the ‘Fondation Lilian Thuram’.
Jun 6, 2014 · A hereditary heart defect was detected by doctors in 2008 and he decided to hang up his football boots for good. Since then he founded the Fondation Lilian Thuram – Éducation Contre le Racisme...
Jan 5, 2018 · Lilian Thuram won some of soccer’s most coveted titles, but the Frenchman remains unsatisfied. Now retired, he tells SportsPro about his experiences of racist abuse, and discusses what must...
