Forbidden Forward
Book description
Abused and ridiculed first for his colour, then his religion and finally for his sexuality, life was never easy for Justin Fashanu. When it ended in tragedy, death was far from simple either for the former sporting icon, Britain's first black GBP1 million footballer and the first and, to date,…
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This is an important book for me personally and for football more broadly. I met Justin Fashanu when I was a kid and got his autograph as he was a hero of mine. His story, vividly told in this thoroughly researched biography, is ultimately sad.
Fashanu, the first openly gay player in English football, became a star and an early Black footballing icon at Norwich City in the late 70s/early 80s. However, after a big-money move to Nottingham Forest, his life gradually unraveled and ended in tragedy.
The book details this downward spiral, which makes it a harrowing read but…
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