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# Roly Gregoire: Sunderland footballer setting record straight after 46 years

- **Source:** 
- **Published:** 27 May
- **Club:** Sunderland
- **Original URL:** https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/ce9pplx5l99o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Close1129When Roly Gregoire quit football in 1980 after suffering a knee injury, he had faced so much racism that he could not bear to watch football for many years.

Forty-six years later, the former striker reveals why and shares his memories of being Sunderland's first black player.

Warning: Contains details of racially offensive language and behaviour.

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