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No more All Whites? NZ Football consider dropping national team's nickname
Aug 23, 2021
New Zealand Football (NZF) is contemplating dropping the All Whites moniker for the men's national team.
The potential change is part of a wider process NZF is going through to ensure they are up to the mark when it comes to cultural inclusivity.
It comes on the back of the heightened worldwide awareness around racism and racial inequality, and the name's potentially racist connotations, and RNZ understands the national body began gauging feedback on the potential change more than six months ago.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/footba...teams-nickname
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