RACISM IN SOCCER: CONTRADICTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES FROM THE REGENCY IN THE PEDAGOGICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Abstract

This summary exposes racism in football in a discriminatory way, with its implications in conscious or unconscious practices (Almeida, 2019). The theme was addressed in the training of students through Physical Education (PE) classes, in the Pedagogical Residency Program (PRP), of the Federal University of Alagoas – Arapiraca Campus, at the Aurino Maciel Field School, of the state network, in the municipality of Arapiraca-AL. General objective: to work on racism in football, with a view to overcoming racial discrimination in the social sphere. Specific objectives: to combat the different forms of prejudice that exist in football practices; Identify stereotypes and take a critical position in the face of prejudiced conduct; respect diversity of gender, ethnicity, among others. Methodology: Critical-Overcoming PE approach (Coletivo de Autores, 2012) and the method of social praxis of Historical-Critical Pedagogy (Saviani, 2021). Having social practice as a starting and ending point, starting from daily practice and instrumentalizing students, with a view to catharsis (incorporation of the constituent elements of sports practice). Activities developed: seminars, directed study, individual and group work, and practical classes with simulations of racist acts. Conclusions: racism was and still is very present in our society, and this becomes contradictory due to the existing measures to criminalize this conduct. People still insist on committing the act of racial discrimination, through gestures with athletes. Finally, we conclude that soccer was developed within a historical context, marked by racial prejudice.