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Chelsea offer to help former players who suffered racial abuse at the hands of club coaches after Nathan Blake lifts the lid on painful experiences

Chelsea have offered counselling to Nathan Blake and other former players who say they were racially abused by coaches at the club.

Blake, who spent 15 months at Chelsea as a youth team player until 1990, was featured in last week's Mail on Sunday claiming coaching staff repeatedly used disgusting racial slurs during his time there.

In a BBC interview on Friday, Blake expanded on his time there.

Nathan Blake, pictured on Wales duty in 2003, said he was racially abused as a Chelsea playeru00a0
Nathan Blake, pictured on Wales duty in 2003, said he was racially abused as a Chelsea player

'I spoke to coaches and the response was "We're doing it for your benefit".