Yan Dhanda watched as one by one his friends dropped away to leave him the last boy standing. The confused teenager could not understand why inferior players were rewarded while his pals were discarded.
As he progressed through the ranks, Dhanda began to fear there was a racial element to the baffling decisions. And disgraced former FA chairman Greg Clarke's comments this week finally shone a light on a dark corner of British football which Dhanda feels has long been ignored.
Clarke was forced to stand down after making racial, homophobic and sexist slurs in Parliament on Tuesday. Referencing Asian footballers, Clarke, who has also resigned from his role as FIFA vice-president, claimed they have different career interests and are more
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