“Modern apartheid”: an English soccer manager is accused of separating his players and making them use different locker rooms

Apartheid, South African style, in 21st century Britain. The serious accusation involves the British club Crawley Town FCfounded in 1896, and its coach John Yems, which separates white players from other black or Arab players in the locker room, according to complaints by the protagonists to the highest authority of British football. But the difference still persists. He also did it according to the type of society.

The accusation that footballers of mixed ethnic backgrounds were excluded from their white counterparts at Crawley Town FC would reach “Modern Apartheid”according to an anti-racism activist.

Ang apartheid is a system of institutional racial segregation, which existed in South Africa and South West Africa until the early 1990s.

The scandal that has engulfed the club from League Two, the fourth tier of English soccer, has centered on Yems, who has been temporarily suspended while three separate investigations are underway.

Yems, who has had an extensive career as a footballer, was appointed manager of Crowley at the end of 2019. He has only been an assistant at Exeter and Bournemouth. He was previously a talent recruiter for Newcastle United.

Before learning of the controversial decision to force players to use different locker rooms, many complaints about the use of racist language in practice. It was an offense severely punished in the kingdom.

many complaints

The seven footballers have filed a complaint with the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), which is investigating and supporting those involved. The Football Association (FA) and the new American club owners have also launched their own investigations. Although there is no conclusion or determination yet.

An FA spokesman said: “We are aware of the allegations against Crawley Town manager John Yems. We are taking the allegations seriously and are currently conducting an investigation into them. We will not be able to comment further until that is over.” .

Crawley Town is currently ranked 12th in League Two and Lewis Young, brother of the former England star Ashley Youngtook the reins of the first team for the final game of the season this weekend.

nothing to say

In recent hours, Crawley Town held a fan meeting at their stadium, where they were warned not to ask questions about the racist scandal due to the ongoing investigation.

After the meeting, subscriber Chris Cheshire said he was concerned about the allegations. “It worries us all … But we have to wait for the facts and the evidence. “, said. And I added: “If they prove they’re not real, he’s probably going to go on. If there’s an ounce of truth in them, he’ll have to leave.”.

Strong evidence

A former player, who has now left the club after being ruled by Yems, has admitted to Apartheid accusations. The footballer wants to remain anonymous. But he said he believes the claims about racist language and player segregation are, in his view, “It’s all true”. And he admitted: “It affected my friends I’ve been close to so far,” recognized.

The activist against racism Shaun Campbell he told Britain’s Sky News television that he was scared of the accusations. “If true, it would be Apartheid, in its most recent form, and in the UK,” he said. “It belongs to the past, not the present or the future, it is a very low point in the fight against racism and discrimination,” he added.

solid evidence A former player, who has now left the club after being ruled by Yems, has admitted to accusations of apartheid. The footballer wants to remain anonymous. But he said he believes the claims about racist language and player segregation are, in his view, “It’s all true”. And he admitted: “It has affected my friends who are close to me so far”.

The first information was announced by the Daily Mail on April 24. The British tabloid announced that the FA was investigating that his manager was using discriminatory language and behavior against his own players. In its official statement, the club said “the accusations are serious and credible.”

Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, in Sussex, in the so -called Home Counties of suburban London. After the 2015-2016 season, the club reached League Two. His day of glory was when he played against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2011 for the FA Cup.

a victorian town

Crawley is located 45 kilometers from London and has a population of 106,000 inhabitants. Extremely conservative, “five o’clock tea” is still revered. 84.5 percent of the population is white and 15.5 percent are of other ethnic origin. 4 per cent are of Pakistani and Indian origin. At least 3,000 inhabitants from Chagos, the island in the Indian Ocean handed over to the Americans for nuclear tests, live there.

It is one of the densest populated areas in Sussex, although 50 per cent of the population belongs to the ABC1 sector of the society level.

London. Correspondent.