the former trade adviser to liam fox, the previous international trade secretary.warning before this programme begins. it does contain details that some might find upsetting. this is football, the beautiful game. a game that, on the surface, speaks the global language of unity, peace, humanity and celebration. football commands the respect and with it our deepest faith and greatest fortu nes. and yet, in all of this, throughout history, racism pervades. but why? and what does that feel like? bbc sport caught up with a selection of black, asian and minority ethnic people from across the football landscape to hear their personal stories of racism from within the game. it takes away your innocence, definitely. i would never go to a football game on my own. it isjust like, a lack of respect for another it is a challenge that black people have felt all along throughout time. i have definitely had experiences where i have had players from different parts of the world that have not always understood the sort of negative connotations of some of the language they use. you k

he is also is a former trade advisor to the uk international trade secretary, liam fox.s no surprise and the fact they are continuing the talking, but are we now coming down to the brass tacks of what the dispute really is? is that now clearer and does that help in the possibility of, as they put it, bridging the gaps? yeah, i think the three areas they have targeted were there are still issues, which are level playing field, fisheries and governance, we that these were the keyissues governance, we that these were the key issues that have been problematic. and there is a landing zone, i think, problematic. and there is a landing zone, ithink, and i wrote problematic. and there is a landing zone, i think, and i wrote about this as early as april, for those three areas. if you talk about level playing field, then certainly the eu has a legitimate concern about the uk subsidising its businesses for trade advantage. the solution to that would be for the uk to agree its own anti—subsidies regime, and that that would be, some high—level disciplines could be included on the agr