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Roly Gregoire: Sunderland footballer setting record straight after 46 years

When Roly Gregoire quit football in 1980 after suffering a knee injury, he had faced so much racism that he could not bear to watch football for many years.

Forty-six years later, the former striker reveals why and shares his memories of being Sunderland’s first black player.

Warning: Contains details of racially offensive language and behaviour.

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