Football’s Hidden Talent explores why British South Asian communities have so few players in elite football. Part five explores what the future of British South Asian football looks like.
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West Ham United and Luton Town held a training session with a difference last weekend to celebrate the work both clubs are delivering to engage with South Asian communities. Prior to Saturday’s Premier League fixture at London Stadium, the clubs joined forces to illustrate the role they are playing in …
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Leicester City welcomed local grassroots football clubs to LCFC Training Ground earlier this month for a Premier League South Asian Emerging Talent Festival. The June competition, played amid sweltering conditions in Seagrave, saw teams in four youth categories – Under-9s, Under-10s, Under-11s, Under-12s – compete in the tournament to win …
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Former England striker Michael Owen has urged more British Asians to take up football after launching the inaugural IPLSOCCER tournament which will take place at Pride Park in Derby on May 8, 2022. Recent data from the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) reveals that there are only 115 British South Asian …
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Queens Park Rangers are proud supporters of the PFA’s Asian Inclusion Mentoring Scheme (AIMS). Run by Riz Rehman – brother of former R’s defender Zesh – the purpose of AIMS is to enhance the experience of Asian footballers at all levels of the professional game. The scheme involves PFA-facilitated meetings …
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The Sporting Equals British Ethnic Diversity Sport Awards were held at Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair in London on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Sporting Equals hosted a wealth of talent and volunteers from members of the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities. This year saw Tarsem Singh Cheema awarded the Armed …
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Tuesday, November 14 night saw the conduct of the 4th edition of the Asian Football Awards at the Grange St Paul’s hotel in London to celebrate and award excellence on and off the field by British Asians in football across the United Kingdom. Asian Football Awards founder Baljit Rihal said, …
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Tuesday, November 14 night saw the conduct of the 4th edition of the Asian Football Awards at the Grange St Paul’s hotel in London to celebrate and award excellence on and off the field by British Asians in football across the United Kingdom. I had the pleasure of being there …
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The 4th Asian Football Awards (AFA) supported by The FA will be held on November 14, 2017 at The Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London. Event organisers Inventive Sports have now opened the nomination process for the AFA. Nominations can be submitted via the nomination form on the brand new …
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How’s it like to support the Premier League champions Chelsea and have them as your local team? Superpower Football met Kunal, whose dad moved from India to the UK, tells how he grew up in London and became a BLUE!
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