"I'm a Liverpool fan but I'm black first." | Howie Gayle On Suarez/Evra and Racism In The Game

Episode 124,   Oct 22, 2019, 02:44 PM

Howie Gayle (Howard Gayle) joins Stephen Howson on the Warm Down for a more serious edition. 

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European Cup winner with Liverpool, now Ambassador for Kick It Out & Show Racism The Red Card. Howard Gayle joins Stephen for another edition of the Warm Down. Gayle talks through his early career with Liverpool, the racial abuse that came along with being the first black player to play for Liverpool. As well as more current topics such as Solskjaer, Klopp and the 3 strike rule brought in to combat racism in the modern game. He also gives his thoughts on the Suarez, Evra incident back in 2011.