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Justin Fashanu mural painted on Norwich pub wall

By Andy Trigg

BBC News Norfolk

A mural of Justin Fashanu, the first professional football player to come out as gay, has been painted on the side of a pub in Norwich.

The artwork was commissioned by the landlord of the Fat Cat and Canary who said a previous mural of the former Norwich City manager, Daniel Farke, had become out of date.

Farke was named as the new manager of Leeds United earlier this month.

Fashanu grew up in Norfolk and signed for Norwich in the late 1970s.

"He means a lot to a lot of people, especially in Norfolk," said Christian Hodgkinson, landlord of the Fat Cat and Canary on Thorpe Road, close to the city centre stadium.