July 2 – Two former Chelsea youth-team players say they are “still fighting for justice and equality” after alleging they were racially abused at the club in the 1990s.
They are among four players who are taking Chelsea to the High Court to seek damages, claiming their careers and lives were ruined.
The club apologised last year for the alleged abuse which is reported to have been “instigated” by former coach and academy director Gwyn Williams who left the club in 2006 and denies “any and all allegations”.
The two former youth players, who have not been named, accused Chelsea of “hypocrisy” for supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
One of the two told the BBC: “It’s absolutely disgusting. Chelsea have had a chance to rectify things and I feel they haven’t done that at all. We haven’t had a [personal] apology.
“So nothing has changed from 25 or 30 years ago, when we were there. We are still hearing the same things; we are still fighting for justice and equality.”
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