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'If I made a bad pass, the shout would be "have you been on the wacky baccy?"': Emile Heskey claims racism in football was 'brushed off as banter' as ex-Liverpool star recalls vile abuse he suffered during his playing days

Emile Heskey has spoken out about racism within football and revealed how it used to get brushed off as banter during his playing days.

The subject of racism is at the centre of everyone's minds currently with Premier League stars coming together to show their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Stars have been determined to unite behind global protests which followed the tragic death of George Floyd in the United States, and during the first 12 matches of the Premier League's restart, every player replaced their names with 'Black Lives Matter' across the back of the shirts.