the professional football - had for far too long. the professional football associationing in the before kick—off. they sent this at the moment players feel this is all they can do. they can speak out on social media, they can take a knee, they want to feel so makes more change but at the moment effectively thatis change but at the moment effectively that is all the candy. your... plays for crystal powers despite effectively this is all they can do. your... plays for crystal palace, wilford sapphire's team—mate. wilford sapphire's team-mate. wolf saha wilford sapphire's team-mate. wolf sana is _ wilford sapphire's team—mate. wolf saha is not the first person to not take the knee if that is what he is going to be the next time he plays. —— wilf zaha. there are players in the lower leagues to who is showing their solidarity and a slightly different way, some are standing up and showing the respect. it is all the same thing, to be honest with you. it is the player sending a very strong message out back into the environment are back to the watching public.— back into the env

the professional footballers association has now launched a mentoring scheme to try and increase participationnues to be one of the countries biggest exports. a one section of society it still doesn't seem represented. less than 1% of footballers with professional contacts are of asian heritage. pfa believed that lazy stereotyping is partly to blame. and want to turn around the frustrating numbers with their mentoring scheme. it's having those stereotypes. all our thoughts around many asian players having no strength. to me it's all a question that will be asking that borderline discrimination, borderline racism. highlighting the positive going with the positive contribution these players have gone on had a career in the game. young kids in the grassroots they need to hear about. aston villa is neil taylor is also a mentor for players now. he started out at manchester city at the age of just seven. as someone with indian heritage he's been a minority on the pitch throughout his career. i heritage he's been a minority on the pitch throughout his career.- pitch throughout his career. i don't thi

swindon and huddersfield forward, iffy 0nuora, who's now equalities 0fficer at the professional footballers�* associationffensive. fff, this banana—peeler should leave and go back to the zoo. how do you reacts to messages like that? haifa back to the zoo. how do you reacts to messages like that?— to messages like that? how does an one to messages like that? how does anyone react- _ to messages like that? how does anyone react. good _ to messages like that? how does anyone react. good morning. - to messages like that? how does| anyone react. good morning. how to messages like that? how does - anyone react. good morning. how does anyone react. good morning. how does anyone react? it is abhorrent. all the things we have said over the last two years, we have been speaking for that length of time and not enough has been done. so welcome facebook and twitter making statements this weekend, but that is, that feels very late in the day. we have been having conversations with them for many months before that. if i state at one point their advice was to say, ask the players to report the abuse. that is not how it

joining me now is iffy onuora — a formerfootballer and now equalities officer for the professional football associationw when there is a big game on tv from all the it is incumbent on the powers that be. not so much the football authorities, i think the football authorities will come together now and speak with one voice. the powers that be now, the social media companies. it really is incumbent on them to get their houses in order.— incumbent on them to get their houses in order. bruce, it is now down to the _ houses in order. bruce, it is now down to the social _ houses in order. bruce, it is now down to the social media - houses in order. bruce, it is now- down to the social media companies to get their house on already. i know you are former vice president at twitter. what more should twitter and facebook do to protect people from racist abuse? i and facebook do to protect people from racist abuse?— and facebook do to protect people from racist abuse? i could not agree more. from racist abuse? i could not agree more- the — from racist abuse? i could not agree more. the whole _ from racist abuse? i

oldest international football ground in the world, one of the oldest clubs in professional football, and also the association teenagers would be taking the opportunity to relax this morning. they seem to do that every morning in my house, but anyway... that's not the case at one school in derby, though, where more than 100 pupils are voluntarily attending lessons to catch up with months of education they've missed during lockdowns. sian lloyd has been talking to some of them. good morning. my name is christian. i am in year 11. i good morning. my name is christian. i am in year11. i come good morning. my name is christian. i am in year 11. i come to saturday school because i want to improve my maths and english to be a construction worker. iii. maths and english to be a construction worker. , ., , construction worker. hi, my name is vanessa. construction worker. hi, my name is vanessa- i— construction worker. hi, my name is vanessa- i am _ construction worker. hi, my name is vanessa. i am year _ construction worker. hi, my name is vanessa. i am year11. _ construction worker. hi, my name is vanessa. iam year“