Harry Maguire and British Media's Double Standard

Framing, in the context of media, suggests that information is packaged and presented to intended audiences in order to influence how people process that information.

When discussing British football and British media outlets, framing is incredibly important to take note of. For decades, race has often decided how British media report on stories. Raheem Sterling, Linford Christie, Eni Aluko, and many more, have all suffered under the cruel microscope of the British media and the framing of their lives away from sport.

British media are no stranger to allegations of racism in their framing of stories and coverage of black athletes versus their white counterparts. Specifically, the recent arrest of England international and Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has made headlines across world football, but the media’s framing of the 27-year old is one to be examined. Maguire was arrested Friday morning after allegedly being verbally abusive and hitting a police officer after a brawl in Mykonos, Greece.