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Statue of footballer dropped by England because he was black to be built after appeal

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A statue for a footballer picked for England then dropped because he was black will be built - after a crowdfunding appeal hit its £100,000 target.

The fundraiser for the monument to Jack Leslie was launched to honour the Plymouth Argyle star who was discriminated against 100 years ago.

He was the first black footballer to be picked for England in 1925 but was kicked out of the squad when the selection panel realised his ethnicity.

The Jack Leslie Campaign set up the Crowdfunder page with the aim of initially raising £100,000. It then stretched its target to £120,000 and with the appeal closing Wednesday the total stood at £133,000.

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