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(Away Programmes 1946-1994)
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Not quite kicked out: racism in English football
If, like me, you grew up watching football in the 90s and early 2000s you'd be forgiven for thinking that racism in English football was basically dead. I mean, obviously it still happened from time to time, but it was nowhere near as bad as in the past. I remember going with a friend of my mum's to see Fulham vs. Tottenham and the guy behind me shouting "Get up you foreign bastard!" at a Spurs player, only to get berated by everyone around him. He tried to explain himself but after that just sat in silence for the rest of the game.
However, little over a week apart in October 2011, the Premier League saw two high-profile players in the middle of rows over racism. First, Luis Suarez was accused (and later charged) with racially abusing Patrice Evra. This was followed with the row between John Terry and Anton Ferdinand at QPR's Loftus Road (in case you're interested, Loftus Road was the first football stadium I ever went to, bac
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(Away Programmes 1946-1994)