Zdjęcia w artykule: Andrzej Rudiak
President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová (photo: Twitter @ZuzanaCaputova)
after the Nazis came to power. It captures the implementation of racial laws, from the gradual exclusion of "non-Aryans" from organized football to their deportation and murder. This tragic history is told through the story of one man, Leopold "Jim" Šťastný, who was one of the best football players in Slovakia during the interwar period. He survived persecution thanks to dedicated officials, players and fans. Eventually, Šťastný would have to give up his football career, but, unlike the closest members of his family, he would survive.