Stoke's Danny Batth says he is encouraged by the number of British South Asian players at different levels of football but admits he is desperate to see more youngsters from the community break into the game. There were 15 footballers from South Asian backgrounds with professional contracts playing across England's four divisions at the end of the 2019-20 season. Batth, who helped Stoke end their season on a high with a clean sheet in a 2-0 win at Bournemouth last weekend, is optimistic about the future for British South Asian players at the game's elite level. "I'm [emotionally] invested in it and I want to see young players from Asian backgrounds do well," he told Sky Sports. I think being around academies, seeing academy football, you see more Asian players playing now, which is obviously promising for the top end of the game.

Source: Sky sports May 13, 2021 06:00 UTC