Author Archives: Anthony Saunders

British Asians make up 7% of the UK’s population, despite this only 11 have played football as a professional in the country. This was a fact that shocked me and was one of the main reasons as to why I wanted to explore these under represented groups in football. If you go down to yourContinue reading “Why are the so few British Asian players?”

On the 2nd May 1998 a hanging body was discovered in a Shoreditch garage, the body was that of Britain’s first openly gay footballer, Justin Fashanu. If you are from my generation and younger, you are unlikely to have heard of Justin Fashanu, this was the case for me before I conducted research for myContinue reading “The Case of Justin Fashanu”

The topic of trans participation in sport is one that is extremely relevant at the moment, with people such as cyclist Rachel Mckinnon, tennis player Renée Richards, triathlete Caitlyn Jenner being some of the more notable trans athletes. At the moment the topic of discussion is whether MTF (male to female) people should be allowedContinue reading “What can we do to make fair opportunities for Transgender athletes?”

When looking for examples of sports that have a big LGBT community in them, outside of specific LGBT teams, it was difficult to find many examples unless it is focused on one person. I decided to look at Gareth Thomas from the LGBT community and how the rugby world responded to him when he cameContinue reading “What can Football learn from other sports and athletes in LGBT representation?”