If Manchester United had Muslim or Asian representation in the 1990s, an extract from a new book says, it could have led to great things for a generation of youngsters
sometimes wonder what it would have been like to have an Asian football role model growing up. How would that feel? How amazing would it be? To have a brown footballer to look up to and maybe even aspire to emulate.
You always need one breakthrough, one representative who makes it feel possible for everyone else. For me, it would have done wonders for my pride in myself. It’s not like I was ever apologetic or embarrassed about who I was, but at an age when you’re desperate to just fit in you do get insecure about how you’re perceived by others, especially if how you look or sound isn’t conventionally cool or widely understood.
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