‘There’s no excuse’: Shaista Aziz on her drive to rid English football of racism

Councillor and campaigner takes aim at politicians and FA for failing to act and perpetuating abuse

“It’s been nonstop, it’s just taken on a life of its own,” said Shaista Aziz. Alongside her friends and fellow football fans Amna Abdullatif and Huda Jawad the anti-racism campaigner has had a busy few weeks.

The England footballer Bukayo Saka expressed his thanks on Thursday to all those who had campaigned on his behalf and spoke of “people of all races, genders, religions and backgrounds coming together with one shared joy of the rollercoaster of football”.

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