Racism in football is very much back in the headlines. It is a subject where you always have to tread carefully when talking or writing about it. However, it is…
Former Newcastle star Emre Belozoglu has become the first Turkish player convicted of racism and handed a prison sentence, suspended pending his behaviour.
It is ironic that Taylor was attending a public multi-ethnic event tonight at Westgate Sports Centre in the west end of Newcastle.
It won’t make much difference in his defence but it is ironic that nobody does more in the community than Steven Taylor amongst the Newcastle United squad.
Later in the day the children watched a promotional DVD for Show Racism the Red Card. On the film footballers shared their experiences of racist problems they had in their life. It showed the youngsters what to do if they experience a racist attack.
At the end of the day the ‘journalists’ took part in a Q and A, where they asked a variety of questions. Richard Offiong (Ex Newcastle) quoted; “Experiencing racism was awful because people were making monkey chants. It wasn’t very pleasant.”
Later in the day the journalists took part in a question and answer with the ex footballers. This included John Anderson, Dean Gordon, Olivier Bernard, Richard Offiong and Massadio Haidara.