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Racism on the soccer field took a toll on Black players in England

Former Chelsea soccer player Paul Canoville poses for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground in London, Thursday, March 2, 2023. Black players were only just beginning to integrate into some of England's biggest soccer teams in the 1980s when racism was rife and hooliganism was on the rise. British-born Paul Canoville tells The Associated Press how he was regularly called "the N-word," told to "go home" and had bananas thrown at him when he played for Chelsea. Even more astounding to him was the source of the vitriol. Canoville says "it was the majority of my own fans." (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Former Chelsea soccer player Paul Canoville poses for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground in London, Thursday, March 2, 2023. Black players were only just beginning to integrate into some of England's biggest soccer teams in the 1980s when racism was rife and hooliganism was on the rise. British-born Paul Canoville tells The Associated Press how he was regularly called "the N-word," told to "go home" and had bananas thrown at him when he played for Chelsea. Even more astounding to him was the source of the vitriol. Canoville says "it was the majority of my own fans." (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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