‘White digital footballers can’t jump’: (re)constructions of race in FIFA 20

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Table 1. General Categories of Differences.

Group	PHYS	TECH	MENTAL
Average
Black	78.77404	72.2524	75.71538
White	74.84017	72.11746	74.62759

Table 2. Sporting Characteristics.

Group	PAC (pace)	SHO (Shooting)	PAS (Passing)	DRI (Dribbling)	DEF (Defending)	PHY (Physicality)
Average	74.43182	71.92045	77.48864	80.61364	65.15909	74.61364
Black	78.34615	71.15385	76.73077	80.84615	68.26923	77.5
White	71.87931	72.18966	77.84483	80.5	64.43103	73.5

Table 3. Relationship between GCDs and SSCs.

General Categories of Difference (GCDs)	Physical	Technical	Mental
Specific Sporting Competencies (SSC)	Acceleration	Ball Control*	Aggression
	Sprint speed	Dribbling	Vision*
	Jump	Crossing*	Composure*
	Stamina	Free Kicks*	Interception
	Strength	Short Pass*	Shot Power
	Agility	Long Pass*
	Balance	Curve (Pass)*
	Reactions	Heading Accuracy
		Awareness/Marking
		Standing Tackle
		Sliding Tackle
		Shooting/Finishing*
		Shooting/Positioning
		Shooting/ Long Shots*
		Shooting/Volleys*
		Shooting/Penalties*

* = Competencies where White digital players scored more highly than Black Digital Players.

Table 4. Pace.

Group	P – ACC Acceleration	P – SS Sprint Speed
Average	74.30682	74.51136
Black	77.26923	79.15385
White	72.2069	71.63793

Table 5. Physicality.

Group	PH – JU (Jump)	PH – STA (Stamina)	PH – STR (Strength)	PH – AG (Aggression)
Average	72.875	79.69318	73.28409	72.10227
Black	78.19231	81.84615	76.69231	74.03846
White	71.24138	78.56897	72	71.5

Table 6. Defending.

Group	DEF – INT Interception	DEF – HA Heading Accuracy	DEF – AW Awareness/Marking	DEF – ST Standing Tackle	DEF – SL Sliding Tackle
Average	65.34091	71.28409	65.056,818	64.59091	60.43182
Black	68.84615	72.73077	66.807692	68.34615	66.19231
White	64.34483	71.06897	65.017,241	63.58621	58.58621

Table 7. Dribbling.

Group	DR – AG Agility	DR – BA Balance	DR – RE Reactions	DR – BC Ball Control	DR – DR Dribbling	DR – COM Composure
Average	76.09091	72.72727	85.80682	83.76136	79.26136	85.1363636
Black	76.69231	74.26923	86.07692	83.03846	80.07692	84.6153,846
White	75.44828	72.22414	85.60345	84.06897	78.93103	85.3965517

Table 8. Shooting.

Group	SH – PO	SH – FIN	SH – SP	SH – LS	SH – V	SH – PEN
Average	74.42045	69.69318	78.09091	72.02273	67.97727	68.14773
Black	74.61538	68.23077	79.11538	70.57692	67.19231	67.96154
White	74.18966	70.17241	77.84483	72.39655	68.25862	68.48276

Table 9. Passing.

Group	PAS – VI (Vision)	PAS – CR (Crossing)	PAS – FK (Free Kicks)	PAS – SP (Short Pass)	PAS – LP (Long Pass)	PAS – C (Curve)
Average	77.36364	71.90909	66.93182	82.73864	77.32955	73.56818
Black	76.46154	71.34615	64.53846	82.46154	76.38462	71.03846
White	77.7069	72.2931	67.98276	82.91379	77.74138	74.53448