Guardian - 21 January 2018, 02:05 (+ 2308 days 7 hours and 9 minutes) In Depth/Analysis
The black player ignored the abuse and inspired supporters and players alike‘There ain’t no black in the Union Jack, all the Pakis can fuck off back.” In the 1970s, when I started watching football, that’s what often greeted me at Old Trafford and Elland Road. And Anfield.I am a Liverpool fan. In my teenage years, visiting Anfield, I was often spat on, kicked, called a “fucking Paki cunt”. Not just from visiting fans, but also from the Kop faithful. Not by everyone on the Kop, but by a significant number, which was largely tolerated. In the 1970s and 1980s, racism was endemic, in football and in society. Continue reading...