Sometimes in football, the black lads would call me a coconut - black on the outside and white on the inside. The other kids wouldn't let me join in football games because of my colour or I'd be chased home from school. But I didn't really understand it at first. On Black History Month"Black History Month, highlighting the role of black people in history, is a great thing to do, and so is trying to stamp out racism in football. Can we teach more about black history, and the impact of racism, in schools?

Source: Sky sports October 27, 2020 09:56 UTC