justin fashanu made his debut for norwich as a 17—year—old.oal of the season in 1980, was the the first black player to command a million pound tranfser fee, he was also the only openly gay professional player when he came out in 1990. he took his own life in 1998. today he was inducted into the national football museum's hall of fame. our sports correspondent katie gornal was there he was an outstanding talent, this picture—perfect volley one goal of the season for 1980. a few years later, you become britain's first1 million complex football player. but with every barrier broken, the walls of prejudice remain. but with every barrier broken, the walls of prejudice remained. after coming out in 1990, he became magnet for abuse. eight years later, his life mired in chaos, he felt he couldn't go on. the former footballer, justin fashanu has been found dead in london. today, the mood is very different. on what would have been justin fashanu's 59th birthday, his life is now being celebrated with a place in football's hall of fame. i think it's more

justin fashanu was an outstanding talent.ed in chaos, he felt he couldn‘t go on. the former footballer, justin fashanu has been found dead in london. today, the mood is very different. on what would have been justin fashanu‘s 59th birthday, his life is now being celebrated with a place in football‘s hall of fame. i think it's more about his legacy, i think it's more about, you know, the example that he has given to other people, and i think it's him paving the way for others. and it's more thanjust his talent with football and more than him just being gay, so it's a question of a lot of things coming together and finally having recognition for who he was. the struggle was there from the start. as children, justin and his brother, john, were given up for adoption. both found careers in football, if not acceptance. injuries would hamperjustin‘s ability, but his career was about so much more. it‘s affected my career and i think that it‘s probably put the bullet in the head of his career at the end of the day. and i think it‘s a

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justin fashanu... 0h, a magnificent goal!e first openly gay footballer, he was a sporting pioneer, but his life ended in tragedy. we'll look ahead to justin fashanu's induction into the hall of fame. good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. low skilled migrant workers seeking employment in the uk will not be able to get a visa under the government's new plans for a points—based immigration system. ministers say employers must move away from a reliance on labour from away from a reliance on labourfrom europe. away from a reliance on labour from europe. the away from a reliance on labourfrom europe. the scheme away from a reliance on labour from europe. the scheme will apply equally to immigrants from inside and outside the eu. people need to come he will need at least 70 points to apply, so how do they break down? having a job offer before you apply will get you 20 points. you'll also get a further 20 points if thatjob is at an appropriate "skill level". an additional 20 points will be awarded if you have a £25,000 salar

the former nottingham forest and notts county forward justin fashanu will today posthumously inducted his 59th birthday. robbie de santos is the director of sport at stonewall‘s rainbow laces, which encourages acceptance of lgbt diversity in sport. hejoins me now. very good to have you with us today and justin fashanu remains, to this 22 years after his death, the only male professional football in britain to have come out as gay. are you surprised by that? it is a shame that that is still the case but i thinkjustin‘s experiences that that is still the case but i think justin‘s experiences cast that that is still the case but i thinkjustin‘s experiences cast a long shadow on the male football community and i think the experiences he had after coming out in the 90s really, really sent quite a shock wave through the lgbt community and there was a sense it was not compatible to be a gay or bisexual man at that level of football. i hope a lot has changed at grassroots level but it goes to show how big an impactjustin‘s experience had on the community. when you look at some of the abuse th

justin fashanu was an outstanding talent. r, he would become britain's first £1 million black footballer.