i never heard of jack leslie is appalling, really. se what he achieved and what he did was should be paramount in every black person 's mind and the statue we are trying to get erected, hopefully, will carry on his legacy. after his playing days jack leslie returned to his trade as a boilermaker before going to west ham where he cleaned boots from players in the england team, hardly fitting from the man who should be remembered beside him and hopefully now will be. clive coleman, bbc news. one of the symbols of world opera, la scala theatre in milan, has announced it'll reopen, more than three months after it was closed due to the coronavirus emergency. music. four live concerts will be held betweenjuly 06—15, with a full resumption of events in september. there will be reduced artistic formations on stage and a maximum 600 people in the 2,000 capacity hall. spectators at la scala will be asked to observe all health protocols, including wearing masks, until they reach their seat. the concerts will lastjust over one hour and there will

jack leslie is a footballer you've probably never heard of. of him erected in the city. leslie was chosen to play for england in 1925 — but was dropped when selectors realised he was black. clive coleman has the story. jack leslie, a phenomenalfootballer. but was he denied his place in sporting history because of the colour of his skin? afine team... jack played for plymouth argyle, then in the third division in the 1920s. he's believed to be the first black player to captain a league side. here at plymouth, jack leslie scored 137 goals, at times suffering racial abuse from both crowds and opponents. but in 1925, the club manager called him into his office and gave him some thrilling news. jack leslie had been picked to play for england. it was the talk of the town. but when the papers came out some days later, billy walker of aston villa was in the team. jack was named as a travelling reserve. he never travelled. england struggled to a 0—0 draw in belfast, while jack scored twice in plymouth‘s 7—2 victory at home to bournemouth. what happened

plymouth argyle fans are starting a campaign to have a statue erected of a footballer called jack lesliewas black. clive coleman has the story. jack leslie, a phenomenal footballer, but was he denied his place in sporting history because of the colour of his skin? jack leslie played for plymouth argyle, then in the 3rd division, in the 1920s. he's believed to be the first black player to captain a league side. here at plymouth, jack leslie scored 137 goals, at times, suffering racial abuse from both crowds and opponents but, in 1925, the club manager called him into his office and gave him some thrilling news —jack leslie had been picked to play for england. it was the talk of the town. but when the papers came out some days later, billy walker, of aston villa, was in the team. jack was named as a travelling reserve. he never travelled. england struggled a 0—0 draw in belfast, while jack scored twice in plymouth‘s 7—2 victory at home to bournemouth. what happened to jack has passed into family history. you have the wedding picture there, which isjust lovely, isn't it? they looked so happ

opponents but, in 1925, the club manager called him into his office and gave him some thrilling news —jack leslieown to watch him, they were not watching his football, they were looking at the colour of his skin and, because of that, he was denied the chance of playing for his country. plymouth argyle has already honoured one of its greatest players in this mural and has renamed its boardroom after him, but fans want a statue ofjack and a campaign is under way. we think that at a time when some statues are coming down, we want to campaign to put a statue up, to celebrate jack leslie, his incredible achievements, but also to remember that historic injustice where he was denied his england cap. the last thing on my mind was me being the first black player to play for england. commentator: intercepted by viv anderson, he's on his way. one to his right, one to his left... 53 years afterjack leslie's selection for the national side, viv anderson became the first black player to win a full england cap. it's incredible that, to get the euphoria of getting the call up from the manager to say that you've

some sporting history now and a name that you were probably unlikely to have heard of jack leslie nearly 100 years ago he was denied the chance of being england's 1st black footballer on the national squad heightened awareness of racial injustice is now forced many organizations including those in english football to take a closer and more critical look at their own history. a campaign to honor what would have been in the unstressed black player jackie as he was caught up to the national team in 1025 but it's believed that when members of the f. 18 english football association saw that he was blocked the invitation was dropped for his family the exposure is long overdue and i just hope that a lot more stories of people you know and how they were treated also come out as a feeling that synonymous with f one of the black community and anyone is mixed race up feeling of being left out or not picked for example he's a great footballer from foggo they picked him that but england is a bit too much for some less he went on to have a successful career with english football club plymouth argyle i

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another 53 years until good anderson became england's 1st black player in 1978 making the story of jack leslie the unhrc black trainee blazer all the more important in the fight against racism. and that's it from me and the news team chrissy manuel will have an update for you at the top of the until then don't forget you can always get the latest news on our web site at steve you've got to follow us on twitter at instagram if you don't seem to be watching do you stay tuned now for rob walks he has the latest edition of our special coverage of the. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. our corona. covert 19 special next on d w. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll. just through the tactics.

and to sporting history now a name you're unlikely to have heard of but maybe should've jack leslie nearly 100 years ago each should have been england's 1st black football until recently very few of them heightened awareness of racial injustice has forced many including english football to take a closer look at racism for. a campaign to honor what would have been england's 1st black player jackie as he was caught up to the national team in 1025 but it's believed that when members of the f. 18 english football association saw that he was black the invitation was dropped for his family the exposure is long overdue and i just hope that a lot more stories of people you know and how they were treated also come out as a feeling that synonymous with f one of the black community in any one is mixed race a feeling of being left out or not picked for example he's it was a great football for him a fog or they picked in the. england it was a bit too much for some legs he went on to have a successful career with english football club plymouth argyle in the 1920 s. and thirty's. now the cup and its fans

jack leslie was subject to racism — now fans want to see him honoured with a statue outside his club.afternoon. in defiance of new anti—protest laws imposed by china. police used water cannon on the crowds and made more than 180 arrests including seven under the new national security law imposed by beijing. in the last hour the prime minister described the law as a "serious and clear breach" of the agrement between britain and china and announced a new route to allow some people from hong kong the right to live and work in the uk. stephen mcdonnell reports. day one of the state security law didn't stop clusters of demonstrators from gathering. an empowered police force was also out early to clear them away. the 1st ofjuly anniversary of hong kong's handover usually means a huge street march. not in the year of the coronavirus. those who did turn out were using slogans which are now very dangerous. chanting a police banner warned that, from this point on, certain chants may be considered secession or subversion — punishable by prison time. then came the first arrests under the new law.