My teacher said I was more likely to be dead by 25 than a footballer as a black person
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Togo national football team attack survivors remember machine gun ambush
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Eddie Parris: The forgotten story of the first black footballer to play for Wales
The distinctive afro haircut. The evocative tramlined kit. It's easy to see…
Edouard Mendy: How Chelsea’s new goalkeeper beat setbacks to succeed
New Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy's journey to the top has been far…
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A light seems to have shone at the end of the tunnel…