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The fight against Racism goes on…

JAMES RICHARDS reflects on the impact of West Brom’s ‘Three Degrees’ in the late 70s and says there’s still work to do

JAMES RICHARDS
OPINION
THE recent racially motivated attack on Raheem Sterling is not only a disgrace but it is also a stark reminder that there is still plenty to be done in order to eradicate racism from football and society in general.
There is often complacency regarding the issue, a perception that it has disappeared because it is now 2017 and everyone is somehow more enlightened and less bigoted.
Sadly, that is not the case and there has been a...

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