To become a pro footballer, you have to basically disregard the educational path which leads to A-Levels and then University. Many families do not want their children to gamble with their education for the slim chance of becoming a pro. This may be part of the reasoning behind certain communities not viewing sport as a career option.
This was a point that they discussed in the video! The interviewee was saying that this wasn’t entirely true because he gets approached by parents that want their child to pursue athletics. While the cultural aspect of the importance of education was a thing of the past and is currently existing, that aspect is changing.
@@Mei-iz3ed Mom is of Bangladeshi origin and Dad is from Grenada but half Bengali too or something like that. The akward thing is that Hamza looks mixed but his brother looks 100% asian so idk xD Look at this pic of Hamza and his Sister amd Brother: instagram.com/p/8tbUd9picb/?igshid=189aryklbqg8d
Its a shame how racist the comments on this post are. They will be players coming through south asian countries as popularity of the sport increases in them countries. But right now the racists are just playing the genetics card.
we see.why Asians can't make it it's vastly to do with racism.just.look.at this weekend gone with how brazen milwall fans were with there racism . FA need to.do.more
Quick to use the term 'racist', when it is used to describe people who aren't actually racist it looses it's power. Tip, only use that term if people are genuine racists e.g Nazi's etc...
I actually have my own story. I’m 19 And last year was one of the best on my academy team yet the manager didn’t fancy using me and I don’t know why. I was performing well in training yet still was getting no gametime. I think we have a stereotype about us that we are different , we are weak and can’t play at a high level. Ever since I started playing football at the age of 4 , I have wanted to play professional football. I have also tried out for a non league first team , I performed better then most players in the actual first team in training and scored one exception goal where even all the senior players congratulated me and told me they hoped to see me again. Yep you guessed it , no phone call back from the manager and no communication. I believe I only got the trial in the first place is because I sounded English on the telephone. Even though I was born here and lived here all my life. Anyways , great documentary Adam and Copa 90.
Lmao what? I am white and I was rejected plenty of times from different places before I managed to gain recognition from my county team. It is the same for many world class footballers who have been told they are to small or to weak, like Lionel Messi. If you are good enough and have the right mindset, there is nothing stopping you.
Thx for sharing ur experiance bro👍 I myself an asian trying to become a talent scout I doing my studies In 3-4 yrs i will become a talent scout & show these guys what talent we asian guys have got !!!! I will try my best to bring an end to this racism.
Bujang Lapuk I wish that could be me I train most days of the week and have training 2 times a week and I'm going to work hard to achieve my goal of becoming professional
@@stevenhaskell9025 Why? The british Asian community is way bigger than the black community and have history in the UK so I wondered how come they have a large percentage living literally no one made it in soccer. Asians in England are like us blacks in america. Large percentage of the minority so you should be getting faces coming up. Good luck to them and hope they do.
@Frosty Not being funny but you seem uneducated.. do you know what a "mezito: is or the history? Do you know Madeira (Where CR7 is from) was where the MOORS had many of their HQ.. let Messi & CR7 do a dna test.. do you honestly think they'll be 100% European? 🤣🤣 Educate yourself, boy.
I get the whole 'my parents want me to be a lawyer/doctor' narrative but I can't see how that accounts for the lack of at least a few breakthrough players. African parents are also notoriously strict yet there's many British players of African origin. I live in a town with a large Asian population and to say all young Asians are education focused/on the path to high flying careers simply isn't true; just like any race you have some parents who are strict, some interested in sports and some not interested either way.
No where near as strict as asians. Also asians many have family members who are well off and parents expect their kids to compete. This not a surprise considering home ownership is high 68% for both pakistanis and indians second after white british at 70%
Adam McKola great work massive pool of untapped talent. I used to play for obi myself won two villa cups with him his a great guy doing great things I'm glad you two linking up. Respect G
If it's class then why do black north Londoners and South Americans do so well. Football is one of the cheapest sports to facilitate. It's not a rich kids take all type of game.
Asian have less testosterone than black and white its a fact but its a taboo so nobody talk about it. Believe me im from mauritius island, an island 60% indian, 30% black and 10% white and chinese. The football team is 100% black or mixed black. I live in france and we (black) are aproximatively 5million on a total of 67million, that’s only 6% of the population and look at the team. North african (berber and arab like benzema or zidane)are almost 10million but they are not many (fekir, rami, benzema, ben arfa, nasri, guendouzi) i can count them on my hand. Why you think on a population of 1,5billion, there are not a fucking single indian atlethe ? Because they are weak and skinny its the reality i dont want to be bad i have indian blood myself and i see clearly the difference when im in mauritius or even in france ... If black dominated sprint, boxe and basket its not a hazard. If white dominated strongman, natation its not a hazard. Black and white are the strongest its a fact just look at UFC, boxe, american football, basketball, football .. Its always a majority of black and white i never seen an indian fighter or basketter ... Sorry for my english
Lee Jay in America it is literally if you have no money you’re not going anywhere and it’s sad because there are really good players who don’t have the money to have the opportunity
Kush Kunte well as an Indian guy, I always thought there gonna be an east Asian when regarded to body and ability at the end of line based on ethnicity , but alas how I was wrong! Due you think evolution through scarcity of food did this to our Indian bodies? I'm not joking , serious question
@@Anthonydu01630 Sorry thats a stupid reason, look at Amir Khan in boxing are you gonna say he is weak genetically? lol. It comes down to families - asian families dont think football is a successful career and they push being a doctor, accountant, etc
The point was that they are saying their are so many asian people playing football in Britain but very few go up what the video is trying to say is "why are these asians not progressing" not "we should give these asians places because they are asian"
Ben Pantera NO ONE EVER SAID JUST PUT A BUNCH OF THEM IN A TEAM EVEN IF THERE TRASH!!!!! The video is just wondering why they don’t ever see any of them even tho there’s a lot of them it probably has to do with parents who don’t care enough about soccer I would imagine Asians would be great attacker’s there small and quick
I'm mixed race myself and I make jokes about my race for banter. Its just what we do. I also make jokes about them. Its your mates you know they don't mean it and they know you don't mean it is just jokes.
I remember when I used to play professionally , that kids parents that would go to the games and be buddies with the managers would get more minutes . So family support is quite important . But there’s a huge issue also with racism , I’ve played with so many amazing Asian players they should be given at least an equal chance
Being from stoke there is a huge Asian community I played for Asian dominant 11 a side and indoor football sides …there were some hugely talented players in those sides to the life of me never fathomed how they were not on either port vales or stoke city’s books.. to put it into perspective 4 of the lads ended up playing for conference, northern premiership and north west counties clubs in which they were in a minority of players won played at that level without being released by a professional youth system… I can’t help but feel racism and stereotypes plays a huge role in this …
I feel like a lot of things have to go your way to become a professional footballer. One of which is luck. Technical ability is only part of the puzzle. I’ve seen so many exceptional players never get noticed because they weren’t in the right place at the right time. Also seen other exceptional players who have had to give up their football careers because of tragedies like one guy I know who was a Tottenham youth academy player went through a time where his parents died and he had to quit football to work to support him and his younger sister. It’s a very complex topic.
What people want is the same recognition as everyone else. They don’t want to be favored, but looked at equally. So when you have scouts that have preconceived notions about a player, solely only their origins, it will impact their reach. The bigger issue is outside of sports and should be focused on. The everyday social subjectives that are present in society has a trickle down effect into sports, education, jobs, etc.
People of African and African Caribbean heritage born in the UK often refer to themselves primarily by their skin colour as a group, people of South Asian heritage born in the UK should do so also. Brown British people need to stop othering themselves, yes your ancestral roots are South Asian but you are British.
Africans and Carribeans are starting to mix to the point that both cultures are merging, they always didn't get along in the past but I think it's easier for a Carribean to mix with an African than a Indian Hindu to Mix with a Muslim Pakistani, that's the problem. It's a lot harder for them to view themselves as a single base. Regardless when it comes to other aspects of life they're extremely successful.
@K H what has that got to do with football Nkw don't get me wrong,whoever commits heinous crimes should be jailed for life or hanged That is a comepletely different issue 🤦
amazing documentary, it's a subject that no one speaks about and i've always wanted to understand that. In France, the same Asian demographic makes up less than 3% but they've already had a couple of Asian descent players and reach the world cup final and win the Euros with them. In the UK, we are yet to see even 1
@@mmmm-qg7tp : Vikash Dhorasso ; world cup 2006 final that they lost vs Italy. Also played for Milan 2 seasons (he was a paert of that extraordinary 3-3 game vs Liverpool). He won 6 ligue 1 titles with Olympique Lyonnais alongside Juninho and finished his career with PSG. His parents come from Mauritius
WE want numbers, not anecdotes. you can easily explain everything with anecdotes. I can easily use mine and say that of all the Asians guys I know, only one of them likes football. And I truly believe this is the reason. There's no football culture in these communities. It's not a bad thing. Is what it is.
it's just england who are racist towards asians. manprit sarkaria plays in the austrian top league and made his austria debut against belgium last week, selected by ralf rangnick. look at sarpreet singh who made a few bayern munich first team appearances too...both lads not from england who've played at the highest level for asians. white ppl in football are just racist fuckers
This entire problem is the same problem that we have in America, but just with kids in general. Even the best high school football players out there never join academies because they would rather play at the college level and get free university education through athletic scholarships. Then after college, they get a job and live a normal life. Young, talented footballers here in the US aren't encouraged to pursue a professional football contract because they assume they'll never get one.
Asian societies are heavily based on class, a family will do all it can to build itself as a high respectable family in their society. Football however has always been a lower class of sport and therefore thats where I think the problem lies. If this wasn't the case and the problem only occurs with British Asians then it does not explain why almost all asian national teams are not the best and there is no stand out asian player in the world.
Which asians are you talking about! That doesn't apply to paksitanis and bangladeshis who are more working class than any other race (statistically the poorest)
Asian families only want their kids to become doctors,lawyers etc and isn’t too supportive of football as a livelihood However that mindset is slowly changing
Our generation will change it. The parents of the generation above are not supportive. I had to become either a lawyer, doctor or Engineering. I came second in state for school shotput. But parents would never let me play football because it was dangerous. I become statistical analysis who is tad over weight, but I will always wonder what could of been every time I watch a game. I think with pain in the community things will change. An entire generation of people thinking would could of been, usually in history the next generation goes on to do things no one expected as they will be backed all the way.
@@67466476 nah cause I've seen some absolute amazing Asian players, quality of a Angel Gomes, Jason Rancho type ability. I'm not even exaggerating. One guy I played against, i had to mark him but he was so strong, I asked him how long you been going to the gym, he said never. I was shocked
One of the big reasons why british Asians don't make it in football because for too long English football was about the biggest, strongest and fastest players. British Asians are more skillfull and technically gifted, traits that were overlooked until recently slowly more british Asians will get the chance and breakthrough.
Yes they would look at the success France had in world cup based on their ethnic minorities same too with Germany with many players of Turkish descent part of the world cup winning squad
@@rorymoriarty-scanlon882 that's exactly what I'm saying training just look at France and Germany and how there ethnic minorities have made a difference compared to England.
100% true. Although some asian parents don't push their kids into football, i have been a part of groups of friends who were really good at football but never had the chance or got caught up with the wrong crowds. There is real talent out there to be found but not sure if the Racists want to bridge the gap. Especially in England with footballing racist culture. ask yourself this - Do English people REALLY want to see asian England players? for me its a NO.
Do you really think the people in charge of premier league clubs wouldn't buy a player soley based off his race/ethnicity, when there are 100's of millions of dollars on the line, if he could be a meaningful addition to the roster/squad? for me it's a NO.
For all those people saying this is because they're into Cricket more than football I'm Pakistani and I love football and we've many I'd say thousands of groups on Facebook with hundreds of thousands member in them and we all love football to its cores and we know about football too .. and most of us live in Pakistan and our football team is like 190th in the world and we're this crazy about football and you think Asians living in UK are not making it big in football because they like Cricket more?
Islooboy Rashid they're not making it because their not good enough fuck all to do with anything else do you know the odds of black and white English boys making it pro ?? One in a million mate it's very very tough to get to the top regardless of race
I’ve played for Wolverhampton and got scouted, there was financial issues for me when I was 16, my parents had to pay a loan so they couldn’t afford to pay for travel fees etc. And as soon as I thought we were going through those times, my passion for football dimmed down and I wanted to support my family through other means such as education which I know can guarantee a Job. With football it’s risky to obtain financial success if you don’t make it especially at the age of 16.
Well done Adam, Danny and Mat on producing this. I’m married to a Sikh so I have a slightly different insight and from getting to know and learning the culture it’s very much family first and a good career. That simply comes from previous generations in India who were poor and just wanted a better quality of life. As I watched the video though I didn’t agree with the racism part but I guess that was me being ignorant to the fact that it happens and reading through these comments it’s become apparent that actually it’s an issue. We’re in 2019 and this is going on which baffles me. It’s a shame really, hopefully things will change
I've played my whole life and always been told that I should be playing at a higher level. I was told by a scout that the only reason I never made it as a Pro or a level close to it was due to being asian and that scouts already don't tend to choose us. Anyone that wants to criticize me in terms of 'physique' or not being good enough. You can watch me playing for AFTV FC as a platform or my instagram.
I can’t relate this video enough to my life n my footballing experience , I’m currently 14 hopefully trying to reach the pro game n racism is displayed a lot during my matches, especially the support of parents which is very low as I only started playing league football when is was 10 years old, but hopefully this support n racism is changing❤️⚽️👏🏻
The BBC did a documentary by Clarke Carlisle a few years ago following the Jon Terrry situation. He noticed there was a problem with scouts not choosing Asians. It's called is football racist
Very interesting. I think it’s a combination of things. Once upon a time, I was desperate to become a Pro but a lot of things I felt just worked against me. From family support to the cultural differences. Eg. Drinking and even things like walking around naked in the changing room! (Sounds silly but it’s not something within Asians culture!) Even though I am a British Asian, there are just some small and big things that really work against Asians making it imo. What’s interesting is, in Germany, they manage to produce German Turkish footballers and in France they produce French Arab footballers. Yet in The UK, we do not see any British Turkish/Arab Professionals never mind British Asians! So there is something definitely wrong with the system too!
Asian culture is a big reason. They are pushed to more respected professions. And those that are good footballers are too scared of failure as they would get mocked within asian communities for thinking they could do something different. Moreover, there hasnt been a British Asian footballer who has "made it" that they can identify with which also makes it more difficult for British Asians to believe they could play football at a higher level
As an Asian I know first hand that Asian parents focus more on education etc. Ive has played with a guy who was playing for the qpr academy, and they offered him a contract but his parents said no. He was fantastic to play with but I hated when I had to play against him lol. The talent is there maybe in the future we’ll see someone wearing the three lions top.
I was signed to the Birmingham city academy at 8 but I only lasted until 15 and wasn’t offered a contract. It was because my GCSE’s were coming up I lost focus on football and my form dropped and my fitness got worse as I put on weight.
I coached a Bangladeshi School in a Leyton Orient / Lloyds of London scheme. There was one noticeable player a young Bangladeshi kid who was running rings around everyone. I asked the Leyton Orient coach you should get him in for trials. He said he would do it gladly! but the parents will not bring him. Given that a large percentage of East London is of Asian origin now they found it hard to find kids in the schools who want to come along. When I did ask one of the parents she told me it's just for fun. It's not a real job and not many make it, which is true! She also said she would rather he played cricket and focus on studies. Something many Asian families agree on I walked past my local cricket club and saw it has tonnes of Asian kids signed up! So I had to watch this and it seems from what the Asian lads are saying echo what I saw and was told. Same thing goes for the Karate etc my son is kick boxing but the Karate class before has lots of Asian kids there.
Ali Khral only if u r good enough , and to be honest you r not , only Europeans and South Americans know how to play de game , the rest it’s just there to lost to these countrys
@@enzocarneiro6748 so are you telling me theres no good African Players , so Salah is shit, George Weah was trash, most of the French national team from Africa are trash
@@enzocarneiro6748 show me a good English player? Except penalty takers. Germans are good, Croatians are good, French African/Asian teams are good, Belgium's half Asian half African team is good, Swiss Mixed team is good. Would you compare an English player with the above teams? Nah
In my own experience I have played with very few Asian players who have been very good none to a point you think they would be professional and I have even been involved in scouting at younger ages and the 1 British Asian kid I tried to get had parents who weren't interested at all and that's definitely a massive factor in it. I think we will start seeing more Asian players come on the scene though in the next wave of players with how times are changing and parents letting kids be their own thing etc etc
Disanology you're assuming British Asians somehow don't like football or very few do, quite the contrary. There are thousands, who simply because they're Asian have lost out. You're telling me not one Asian in this country has the talent level of a Jay spearing? A Joey Barton? Jonjo Shelvey? Yeah exactly
@@Adil1amin I'm saying that its a number of things. I'm not saying racism isn't part of it . But it's to easy just to blame racism for everything. Maybe it needs just one Asian player to breakthrough for the floodgates to open. Btw do we really want another Joey Barton. lol
Nice video. I've always wondered about this topic actually as I've known some good Asian players at school. I do think that the parenting/family side of things is still quite a big factor.
It’s just a cultural difference explained in the first minute. British people of black African heritage are very successful. Outside of the British, there are now several massively successful North African Muslim players.
Yeh in football other than that not so much lowest rate of home ownership in the uk is black 25% highest is pakistani and indian at 68%. Also asian have the least council houses and welfare spending
@@saqibzaman1476If it was possible for a certain model minorities to bring their racial hatred (like they do in other job field) of a certain British minority group in the UK into football, they would have done it. But because, football clubs are owned by individuals/families and it big business worth trillions of £££££ and that British minority group got the natural talent and drive in football and make football clubs trillions of £££££........ these private football club owners are reluctant to discriminate against the British minority group in football (like they hate them in other field of work). The only time football club discriminate against these British minority, is when they retire from football and want to be football club managers. Oh, a majority of the British minority footballers are educated as they all have private tutors. Football is the only field of work the racist majority and their model minorities stooges, can't racially discriminate against a certain British minority group and deny them football contract. Truth hurts. This British minority always flourish when they are not being racially discriminated against because of their skin tone, as they got the skill set to succeed in any job field, not just in sports.
most british asians i know always prefered cricket to football but i do think players like jimmy carter should of been proud to be british asian but he kept it secret he would of inspired more maybe to play it
ollie Richards I think so too I think anyone group of people is good enough it’s just if that sport or sports in general are interested in those sports
Im a British asian and I live in probably the largest Asian community outside of a city. Everyone I know either watches or loves football. The cricket side is something that is overly exaggerated. Cricket is only significant when Pakistan play India or when the cricket world cup is on. Otherwise we all love football.
@@Bil-Al Same with the Sri Lankan community in France, we all watch football, we only check Cricket during the World Cup and when Sri Lanka is out, then we stop watching xD
I've been in Britain couple of times and know Asians from there and people there love football and don't care about cricket at all. It's only the Indians that care about cricket. Others I know are passionate about football.
To become a pro footballer, you have to basically disregard the educational path which leads to A-Levels and then University. Many families do not want their children to gamble with their education for the slim chance of becoming a pro. This may be part of the reasoning behind certain communities not viewing sport as a career option.
This is so true.
mediacenter man fair point g I understand still but slowly but surely things will change
Absolute bullshit
It's not really gambling. They can easily do their A Levels again and go to University. So you're wrong
This was a point that they discussed in the video! The interviewee was saying that this wasn’t entirely true because he gets approached by parents that want their child to pursue athletics. While the cultural aspect of the importance of education was a thing of the past and is currently existing, that aspect is changing.
Great video and worthy topic. Proud of you our kid!
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@CHOWDHURY DIPNIL isnt he half Caribbean too lol but yeah I'm bangladeshi too and would love to see the rise of Hamza
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Mom is of Bangladeshi origin and Dad is from Grenada but half Bengali too or something like that.
The akward thing is that Hamza looks mixed but his brother looks 100% asian so idk xD
Look at this pic of Hamza and his Sister amd Brother: instagram.com/p/8tbUd9picb/?igshid=189aryklbqg8d
@@AdamMcKola good topic mate
Its a shame how racist the comments on this post are. They will be players coming through south asian countries as popularity of the sport increases in them countries. But right now the racists are just playing the genetics card.
Incredible doc! Great work Adam 🙌
we see.why Asians can't make it it's vastly to do with racism.just.look.at this weekend gone with how brazen milwall fans were with there racism .
FA need to.do.more
I'm bengali could I join the punjab team?
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@@bigmike2729 fuck off you Doyle if you don't have skills you don't get de moniez for de bills
@Football Daily love your vids!!!
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What are guys taking about.
Vikkstar123 is the best forward for Sidemen FC
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The amount of racism in this comment section just gives you a good picture of how racist most people when they're deemed anonymous
@BobbyG Well the video clearly outlines that one of the key issues is racism, and so I'm just highlighting the comment section just as an example
@BobbyG yes but it just shows how deep the racism stems when these 13 year olds may grow up to have jobs such as scouting
Samuel Haye shut up snowflake
@@ethancerwinski4368 "Shut up snowflake" the 13 year old army has risen, prepare yourselves
Quick to use the term 'racist', when it is used to describe people who aren't actually racist it looses it's power. Tip, only use that term if people are genuine racists e.g Nazi's etc...
In my experience of playing where I’m from some of the best players I’ve played against have been Asian, the talent is definitely out there.
Dylan BRFC oh yeah yeah
Sami bigs why would they win just because they are Asian? Don’t even know any pro Asian atm
No support from home. Not encouraged more discouraged.
Sami bigs thats too far relax
Yes bet you're probably playing at a really low level
I actually have my own story. I’m 19 And last year was one of the best on my academy team yet the manager didn’t fancy using me and I don’t know why. I was performing well in training yet still was getting no gametime. I think we have a stereotype about us that we are different , we are weak and can’t play at a high level. Ever since I started playing football at the age of 4 , I have wanted to play professional football.
I have also tried out for a non league first team , I performed better then most players in the actual first team in training and scored one exception goal where even all the senior players congratulated me and told me they hoped to see me again. Yep you guessed it , no phone call back from the manager and no communication. I believe I only got the trial in the first place is because I sounded English on the telephone. Even though I was born here and lived here all my life.
Anyways , great documentary Adam and Copa 90.
Haytch Thanks for sharing your story
Lmao what? I am white and I was rejected plenty of times from different places before I managed to gain recognition from my county team. It is the same for many world class footballers who have been told they are to small or to weak, like Lionel Messi. If you are good enough and have the right mindset, there is nothing stopping you.
You probably shouldn't call yourself the best
Mhussain 09 But I was one of the best on my team. My team mates even agreed
Thx for sharing ur experiance bro👍
I myself an asian trying to become a talent scout
I doing my studies
In 3-4 yrs i will become a talent scout & show these guys what talent we asian guys have got !!!!
I will try my best to bring an end to this racism.
I hope it will happen in our lifetime Adam. A British Asian walking out in Wembley with the 3 lions jersey on. Great video.
Hamza choudry isnt far off from that
which u reckon,wearin 3 lions or harimau malaya?
Bujang Lapuk I wish that could be me I train most days of the week and have training 2 times a week and I'm going to work hard to achieve my goal of becoming professional
@@lordmalayanorca7943 Malaysian dude here
@@malayu3802 sure? what if me a garuda or a lion in a tiny island?
as an American who generally watches the Prem I've actually wondered this for years now, good job Copa90
What a wired thing for an American to be wonderin O.o
@@stevenhaskell9025 Why? The british Asian community is way bigger than the black community and have history in the UK so I wondered how come they have a large percentage living literally no one made it in soccer. Asians in England are like us blacks in america. Large percentage of the minority so you should be getting faces coming up. Good luck to them and hope they do.
@@stevenhaskell9025 You're white and you'll never make it either. 😂😂😂
Dkmo94 more like Asian American.
@@Mrmudbone_gaming damn, that was clever
Mum wants me to become doctor
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Hazzy 135 Oh yeah yeah
Hazzy 135 oh yeah yeah
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lol that stereotype applies to my indian friend as well
Maybe you make second part and interview scouts and managers to get the full picture. Nice effort.
Laeeq Ahmed that would be so nice
I feel like the film 'bend it like beckham' already explained this
Ok, unrelated to content. The glitch effect is so annoying.
Indeed, very distracting.
Thank you. Very annoying.
It’s about bloody time this was made
check out ua-cam.com/video/m0zRAq8TAQI/v-deo.html
Stick to cricket Patel..
@Frosty black & mix race.. rest are shit..
@Frosty the best football of all time is black lool .. btw Messi is mezito..
@Frosty Not being funny but you seem uneducated.. do you know what a "mezito: is or the history? Do you know Madeira (Where CR7 is from) was where the MOORS had many of their HQ.. let Messi & CR7 do a dna test.. do you honestly think they'll be 100% European? 🤣🤣 Educate yourself, boy.
We signed Adil Nabi in OFI Crete, a few weeks ago and he is playing great so far. He even scored twice in his debut game.
I get the whole 'my parents want me to be a lawyer/doctor' narrative but I can't see how that accounts for the lack of at least a few breakthrough players. African parents are also notoriously strict yet there's many British players of African origin. I live in a town with a large Asian population and to say all young Asians are education focused/on the path to high flying careers simply isn't true; just like any race you have some parents who are strict, some interested in sports and some not interested either way.
I live around Pakistanis and football is everything to them.
No where near as strict as asians. Also asians many have family members who are well off and parents expect their kids to compete. This not a surprise considering home ownership is high 68% for both pakistanis and indians second after white british at 70%
MrReeceGB Africans Have highest Average Testosterone out of any race
Education is a problem in the paksitani community - lack of edcuation- makes no sense that stereotypical nonsense
@leapling puff why arwnt Asians physically fit. Is it due to diet
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well done adam! smashed it!
Are u too South Asian ?
Adam McKola great work massive pool of untapped talent. I used to play for obi myself won two villa cups with him his a great guy doing great things I'm glad you two linking up. Respect G
Well done mate great video
@CHOWDHURY DIPNIL I'm half Indian.
This is brilliant, Adam. Keep it up mate
@Dixie Normas Why? Adam's a lovely lad.
@@EsteemedKompany Much love ♥
Never heard of an Asian person with the surname Mc Kola is he bi racial ?
@Dixie Normas Shut up you bitter little Bertie from Stockport
@Dixie Normas i
If it's class then why do black north Londoners and South Americans do so well. Football is one of the cheapest sports to facilitate. It's not a rich kids take all type of game.
Asian have less testosterone than black and white its a fact but its a taboo so nobody talk about it.
Believe me im from mauritius island, an island 60% indian, 30% black and 10% white and chinese.
The football team is 100% black or mixed black.
I live in france and we (black) are aproximatively 5million on a total of 67million, that’s only 6% of the population and look at the team.
North african (berber and arab like benzema or zidane)are almost 10million but they are not many (fekir, rami, benzema, ben arfa, nasri, guendouzi) i can count them on my hand.
Why you think on a population of 1,5billion, there are not a fucking single indian atlethe ?
Because they are weak and skinny its the reality i dont want to be bad i have indian blood myself and i see clearly the difference when im in mauritius or even in france ...
If black dominated sprint, boxe and basket its not a hazard.
If white dominated strongman, natation its not a hazard.
Black and white are the strongest its a fact just look at UFC, boxe, american football, basketball, football ..
Its always a majority of black and white i never seen an indian fighter or basketter ...
Sorry for my english
Lee Jay in America it is literally if you have no money you’re not going anywhere and it’s sad because there are really good players who don’t have the money to have the opportunity
Jonny Roldan South America like Brazil or Argentina
Kush Kunte well as an Indian guy, I always thought there gonna be an east Asian when regarded to body and ability at the end of line based on ethnicity , but alas how I was wrong!
Due you think evolution through scarcity of food did this to our Indian bodies?
I'm not joking , serious question
@@Anthonydu01630 Sorry thats a stupid reason, look at Amir Khan in boxing are you gonna say he is weak genetically? lol. It comes down to families - asian families dont think football is a successful career and they push being a doctor, accountant, etc
I'm a British-Pakistani playing in the Republic of Ireland, watch out for me in the future.
insha'Allah
Yeah will watch you on bench m8 good luck with that lmao
insha'Allah
You're PAKISTAN not British
British are white people...
Stop with this BS
Good luck 👍
Amazing Adam. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Being asian myself , i dont care as long they are good. Forced multiracial is not good for the game.
The point was that they are saying their are so many asian people playing football in Britain but very few go up what the video is trying to say is "why are these asians not progressing" not "we should give these asians places because they are asian"
Ben Pantera NO ONE EVER SAID JUST PUT A BUNCH OF THEM IN A TEAM EVEN IF THERE TRASH!!!!! The video is just wondering why they don’t ever see any of them even tho there’s a lot of them it probably has to do with parents who don’t care enough about soccer I would imagine Asians would be great attacker’s there small and quick
What a moron. Bet ur that one asian guy in every white group being racist to his own kind jus to blend in.
I'm mixed race myself and I make jokes about my race for banter. Its just what we do. I also make jokes about them. Its your mates you know they don't mean it and they know you don't mean it is just jokes.
Ben Pantera that's about racist a comment can be lol
I remember when I used to play professionally , that kids parents that would go to the games and be buddies with the managers would get more minutes . So family support is quite important . But there’s a huge issue also with racism , I’ve played with so many amazing Asian players they should be given at least an equal chance
🙌know how much this topic means to you, great video well done!
Shout out Hamza choudhury for securing the bag at Leicester 🤘🏽
What's a bag ???
@@YUSKHAN money
Hamza Choudhury is half black that's the reason why he made it lmao
Vikash Dhorasso was a French Asian player, played for Lyon and PSG, was also in the French squad
He was actually of african decent
@@achintsingh8765 no he was from maurtius with indian ancestry
Areola is pure asian also who has a successful career in Europe and represent France internationally though he is Filipino
Yes, he is full blooded asian!
Being from stoke there is a huge Asian community I played for Asian dominant 11 a side and indoor football sides …there were some hugely talented players in those sides to the life of me never fathomed how they were not on either port vales or stoke city’s books.. to put it into perspective 4 of the lads ended up playing for conference, northern premiership and north west counties clubs in which they were in a minority of players won played at that level without being released by a professional youth system…
I can’t help but feel racism and stereotypes plays a huge role in this …
I feel like a lot of things have to go your way to become a professional footballer. One of which is luck. Technical ability is only part of the puzzle. I’ve seen so many exceptional players never get noticed because they weren’t in the right place at the right time.
Also seen other exceptional players who have had to give up their football careers because of tragedies like one guy I know who was a Tottenham youth academy player went through a time where his parents died and he had to quit football to work to support him and his younger sister. It’s a very complex topic.
What people want is the same recognition as everyone else. They don’t want to be favored, but looked at equally. So when you have scouts that have preconceived notions about a player, solely only their origins, it will impact their reach.
The bigger issue is outside of sports and should be focused on. The everyday social subjectives that are present in society has a trickle down effect into sports, education, jobs, etc.
Perfectly said :)
2:19 hands down worst beard I've ever seen
Worst beard in the history of mankind. 😂
Looool
If you look again he has propecia... (loosing hair in a certain area) so don't hate he didn't choose to be like that.
I MattYbz I You’re just jealous of his beard
I MattYbz I jealous of his beard again 😂
Awesome stuff from Mac and Copa
'They send you to Karate lessons.'
But they don't send you to football acadmies because "you might break your ankles."
Ridiculously well made , Copa90 doing class yet again
Here in South Asia there are a lot of talented players who never become professionals due to the family’s mindset and the lack of facilities
Well in South Asia we're still putting the system in place, that itself will take a few years to show result.
Stick to cricket Patel
Joe Proctor you are the problem
Joe Houston lmao u inbred neeks always run ur mouth, i swear i mix u if i see u on the field
Big up to Stefan Lawrence, he taught me in southampton solent for a year his football knowledge is excellent
People of African and African Caribbean heritage born in the UK often refer to themselves primarily by their skin colour as a group, people of South Asian heritage born in the UK should do so also. Brown British people need to stop othering themselves, yes your ancestral roots are South Asian but you are British.
Africans and Carribeans are starting to mix to the point that both cultures are merging, they always didn't get along in the past but I think it's easier for a Carribean to mix with an African than a Indian Hindu to Mix with a Muslim Pakistani, that's the problem. It's a lot harder for them to view themselves as a single base. Regardless when it comes to other aspects of life they're extremely successful.
Can't believe the number of people here who've completely missed the point of this video 🤦
@K H he is not even pakistani british you idiot
@K H what has that got to do with football
Nkw don't get me wrong,whoever commits heinous crimes should be jailed for life or hanged
That is a comepletely different issue 🤦
@K H Fuck off out then country then
@K H ahahahahah You pigskin deal with it ahahah
@Muhammed Khan I'm trying to stick up for you fucking bellend 😂
Fantastic report adam ! Great Journalism. The just the nature of the comments show how profound the issue is. More content like this please.
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About time somebody addressed this issue. Keep up the good work
amazing documentary, it's a subject that no one speaks about and i've always wanted to understand that. In France, the same Asian demographic makes up less than 3% but they've already had a couple of Asian descent players and reach the world cup final and win the Euros with them. In the UK, we are yet to see even 1
what asian players?
@@mmmm-qg7tp : Vikash Dhorasso ; world cup 2006 final that they lost vs Italy. Also played for Milan 2 seasons (he was a paert of that extraordinary 3-3 game vs Liverpool). He won 6 ligue 1 titles with Olympique Lyonnais alongside Juninho and finished his career with PSG. His parents come from Mauritius
WE want numbers, not anecdotes. you can easily explain everything with anecdotes. I can easily use mine and say that of all the Asians guys I know, only one of them likes football. And I truly believe this is the reason. There's no football culture in these communities. It's not a bad thing. Is what it is.
@@Lucian86 : buddy, you asked a question : i answered. I don't know what you need or ehat the hell you are blabbling abvout. RELAX!!
it's just england who are racist towards asians. manprit sarkaria plays in the austrian top league and made his austria debut against belgium last week, selected by ralf rangnick. look at sarpreet singh who made a few bayern munich first team appearances too...both lads not from england who've played at the highest level for asians. white ppl in football are just racist fuckers
People being racist in the comments completely contradicts the whole point of the video
Who? Like 2 morons
It actually reinforces the point of the video. Highlighting that there is an issue
@@JustinRSoles what issue? U can't force an entire sport to accept one group based on race not talent. Thats bullshit.
@@kacchank8696 That issue.. can't you read?
@@JustinRSoles i meant it as saracarstic remark as there is no issue. Fool
This entire problem is the same problem that we have in America, but just with kids in general. Even the best high school football players out there never join academies because they would rather play at the college level and get free university education through athletic scholarships. Then after college, they get a job and live a normal life. Young, talented footballers here in the US aren't encouraged to pursue a professional football contract because they assume they'll never get one.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for this. About time this topic got brought up. Big up Adam
This was great and very informative on the issue. Great work Adam ✊🏽
Asian societies are heavily based on class, a family will do all it can to build itself as a high respectable family in their society. Football however has always been a lower class of sport and therefore thats where I think the problem lies. If this wasn't the case and the problem only occurs with British Asians then it does not explain why almost all asian national teams are not the best and there is no stand out asian player in the world.
Hit the nail on the head we are always competing with each other for long term benefits
Which asians are you talking about! That doesn't apply to paksitanis and bangladeshis who are more working class than any other race (statistically the poorest)
Yes. That also explains why there are tons of Asians in higher class sports like cricket
Korea is a pretty good team and Japan but Yh I get ya
Asian families only want their kids to become doctors,lawyers etc and isn’t too supportive of football as a livelihood
However that mindset is slowly changing
That is already changed, it's just that the other are not willing to see it
Our generation will change it. The parents of the generation above are not supportive. I had to become either a lawyer, doctor or Engineering. I came second in state for school shotput. But parents would never let me play football because it was dangerous. I become statistical analysis who is tad over weight, but I will always wonder what could of been every time I watch a game. I think with pain in the community things will change. An entire generation of people thinking would could of been, usually in history the next generation goes on to do things no one expected as they will be backed all the way.
Retro Fury I think so too
I'm sorry but that's YOUR mindset dumb fuck.
You don't have a clue what your talking about
Cuz every time we get a corner we build a shop on it 🤣🤣🤣
and then beat the chavs when they steal...lol!
Who is here after zidan iqbal debut for united
Adam McKola gave the reference back to this video as well.
Maybe they prefer cricket ? A lot of pro-cricketers in England of British Asian origins
nah m8 evryone plays footie
@@R-ty4mo Maybe not good enough then ?
Some white people play Cricket aswell.
Asians not good enough? You must be having a laugh 😂
@@67466476 nah cause I've seen some absolute amazing Asian players, quality of a Angel Gomes, Jason Rancho type ability. I'm not even exaggerating. One guy I played against, i had to mark him but he was so strong, I asked him how long you been going to the gym, he said never. I was shocked
Absolutely loved this documentary Adam. Honestly say I relate to this on so many levels even though I'm still young.
Eye opening and fascinating. Congrats Adam. This is great.
One of the big reasons why british Asians don't make it in football because for too long English football was about the biggest, strongest and fastest players. British Asians are more skillfull and technically gifted, traits that were overlooked until recently slowly more british Asians will get the chance and breakthrough.
So do you think that they would have made it in Spain or France?
Yes they would look at the success France had in world cup based on their ethnic minorities same too with Germany with many players of Turkish descent part of the world cup winning squad
if this was the case the league would be 65% black
@@Kannotwait plz read my comment I said it was one of the big reasons not the main reason. Hope that helps.
@@rorymoriarty-scanlon882 that's exactly what I'm saying training just look at France and Germany and how there ethnic minorities have made a difference compared to England.
100% true. Although some asian parents don't push their kids into football, i have been a part of groups of friends who were really good at football but never had the chance or got caught up with the wrong crowds.
There is real talent out there to be found but not sure if the Racists want to bridge the gap. Especially in England with footballing racist culture.
ask yourself this - Do English people REALLY want to see asian England players? for me its a NO.
So why are there so many black English footballers?
Stop blaming racism half of englands best players are black u idiot
So there is black people playing for England (which they usually are raised in worse conditions) because?...
FUCK YOU and YOUR racist generalisation of my views on whether I want to see Asians do well!
Do you really think the people in charge of premier league clubs wouldn't buy a player soley based off his race/ethnicity, when there are 100's of millions of dollars on the line, if he could be a meaningful addition to the roster/squad? for me it's a NO.
For all those people saying this is because they're into Cricket more than football I'm Pakistani and I love football and we've many I'd say thousands of groups on Facebook with hundreds of thousands member in them and we all love football to its cores and we know about football too .. and most of us live in Pakistan and our football team is like 190th in the world and we're this crazy about football and you think Asians living in UK are not making it big in football because they like Cricket more?
Islooboy Rashid they're not making it because their not good enough fuck all to do with anything else do you know the odds of black and white English boys making it pro ?? One in a million mate it's very very tough to get to the top regardless of race
Islooboy Rashid from what ur saying u guys are ether trash at it or ur parents want u to be doctors and lawyers not sports
Its the same in India
@@thegunnerclub5477 its not the same in India ... Cricket is by far Superior sport Here
Danny D does James Vardy ring a bell?
This is quality, as a British Asian I can relate. Want too see more kind of this
I’ve played for Wolverhampton and got scouted, there was financial issues for me when I was 16, my parents had to pay a loan so they couldn’t afford to pay for travel fees etc. And as soon as I thought we were going through those times, my passion for football dimmed down and I wanted to support my family through other means such as education which I know can guarantee a Job. With football it’s risky to obtain financial success if you don’t make it especially at the age of 16.
*IF ANYONE KNOWS ANY TRIALS OR ANY WAY I CAN (BRITISH ASIAN) GET INTO AN ACADEMY, PLZ LET ME KNOW*
The real question is why Somali's don't make it?
Why is that a bigger question than South Asians when they outnumber your small peoples group 100 to 1 or something like that
Too busy doing frauds
Not athletic enough
Dave that’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a while
Dave not athletic enough? A man with the name of mo Farrah is winning gold medals for your lazy country as a Somali born
It’s been on record that scouts are actively told not to take on Asian lads... this problem is far deeper...
Without even watching I can say it's because young Asian kids parents make them go to educational and familial obligations above sport.
Finally, this is a question I’ve always wondered myself, I don’t know why it’s taken this long to address it.
Well done Adam, Danny and Mat on producing this.
I’m married to a Sikh so I have a slightly different insight and from getting to know and learning the culture it’s very much family first and a good career. That simply comes from previous generations in India who were poor and just wanted a better quality of life.
As I watched the video though I didn’t agree with the racism part but I guess that was me being ignorant to the fact that it happens and reading through these comments it’s become apparent that actually it’s an issue. We’re in 2019 and this is going on which baffles me.
It’s a shame really, hopefully things will change
I've played my whole life and always been told that I should be playing at a higher level. I was told by a scout that the only reason I never made it as a Pro or a level close to it was due to being asian and that scouts already don't tend to choose us.
Anyone that wants to criticize me in terms of 'physique' or not being good enough. You can watch me playing for AFTV FC as a platform or my instagram.
I can’t relate this video enough to my life n my footballing experience , I’m currently 14 hopefully trying to reach the pro game n racism is displayed a lot during my matches, especially the support of parents which is very low as I only started playing league football when is was 10 years old, but hopefully this support n racism is changing❤️⚽️👏🏻
Praying for you my brother
The BBC did a documentary by Clarke Carlisle a few years ago following the Jon Terrry situation. He noticed there was a problem with scouts not choosing Asians. It's called is football racist
@nathan smith
Well one of those guys got over 80 goals a season. Can't be that Bad, Vardy came from non-league. So there is some quality down there
@@Notintheknow wow thanks for the non-biased views
The BBC are biased and come to socialist conclusions.
Because they are shit..
There's nothing racist about that
@sidrez1508
Same documentary
I put it in full on my channel a while ago
Great video on a lesser-thought of topic. Keep it up!
great topic, great vid excellent presenter
easah suliman. England u19 captain. Scored in u19 euro final. Aston Villa- Will he make it?????
Nah
Very interesting. I think it’s a combination of things. Once upon a time, I was desperate to become a Pro but a lot of things I felt just worked against me. From family support to the cultural differences. Eg. Drinking and even things like walking around naked in the changing room! (Sounds silly but it’s not something within Asians culture!)
Even though I am a British Asian, there are just some small and big things that really work against Asians making it imo.
What’s interesting is, in Germany, they manage to produce German Turkish footballers and in France they produce French Arab footballers. Yet in The UK, we do not see any British Turkish/Arab Professionals never mind British Asians! So there is something definitely wrong with the system too!
Dr Lawrence nails it. Genuinely wise words from someone who has committed themselves to a worthwhile area of study.
About time this topic is discussed - well done guys, great video 👍
Asian culture is a big reason. They are pushed to more respected professions. And those that are good footballers are too scared of failure as they would get mocked within asian communities for thinking they could do something different. Moreover, there hasnt been a British Asian footballer who has "made it" that they can identify with which also makes it more difficult for British Asians to believe they could play football at a higher level
As an Asian I know first hand that Asian parents focus more on education etc. Ive has played with a guy who was playing for the qpr academy, and they offered him a contract but his parents said no. He was fantastic to play with but I hated when I had to play against him lol. The talent is there maybe in the future we’ll see someone wearing the three lions top.
A H can you elaborated on your friends situation
He is an immigrant so obviously life is already tough. I guess his parents see it as a risky and not respected job
I was signed to the Birmingham city academy at 8 but I only lasted until 15 and wasn’t offered a contract. It was because my GCSE’s were coming up I lost focus on football and my form dropped and my fitness got worse as I put on weight.
Simply Football damn that sucks maybe you can get involved through Sunday league or something
A H yeah I still play at a level where scouts can recognise me. But I have lost pace and I’m not as good as I was
Great video and awesome topic.... Well done 👍
I coached a Bangladeshi School in a Leyton Orient / Lloyds of London scheme. There was one noticeable player a young Bangladeshi kid who was running rings around everyone. I asked the Leyton Orient coach you should get him in for trials. He said he would do it gladly! but the parents will not bring him. Given that a large percentage of East London is of Asian origin now they found it hard to find kids in the schools who want to come along. When I did ask one of the parents she told me it's just for fun. It's not a real job and not many make it, which is true! She also said she would rather he played cricket and focus on studies. Something many Asian families agree on I walked past my local cricket club and saw it has tonnes of Asian kids signed up! So I had to watch this and it seems from what the Asian lads are saying echo what I saw and was told.
Same thing goes for the Karate etc my son is kick boxing but the Karate class before has lots of Asian kids there.
Inshallah we get a chance one day🙇♂️
Ali Khral only if u r good enough , and to be honest you r not , only Europeans and South Americans know how to play de game , the rest it’s just there to lost to these countrys
@@enzocarneiro6748 well I definitely think there are more than 12 British Asians who are on pro standard
@@enzocarneiro6748 so are you telling me theres no good African Players , so Salah is shit, George Weah was trash, most of the French national team from Africa are trash
@@enzocarneiro6748 stop taking the piss
@@enzocarneiro6748 show me a good English player? Except penalty takers. Germans are good, Croatians are good, French African/Asian teams are good, Belgium's half Asian half African team is good, Swiss Mixed team is good. Would you compare an English player with the above teams? Nah
In my own experience I have played with very few Asian players who have been very good none to a point you think they would be professional and I have even been involved in scouting at younger ages and the 1 British Asian kid I tried to get had parents who weren't interested at all and that's definitely a massive factor in it. I think we will start seeing more Asian players come on the scene though in the next wave of players with how times are changing and parents letting kids be their own thing etc etc
Asians are soft & delicate.. not athletic at all..
@@joehouston2833 Shut up Joe don't spew your racist bullshit here
@@arjuntrivedi2966
I'm Asian.. how am I racist?
@@joehouston2833 racism towards your own people exists, plus you didn't even specify what type of Asian you are. Are you south asian?
@@arjuntrivedi2966
How does one be "racist" to his/her own people? Do you know the meaning of Racism?
Great topic to cover! Well done Adam. Top lad
Absolutely fantastic video. About time someone spoke up for this
Top documentary Adam we are in need of representation in football, I’m glad you have brought this issue to some light.
Before I watched this video I thought it was that they just aren’t good enough but clearly not. This is really eye opening
Really important work, thankyou for having the guts to talk about something no one bothers to.
Great insight thank u for creating this.
Hamza Choudhury is going to be the first one of many :D
Daniel BloodClaart James he’s half carribean but I guess it still counts
@@Marco-bi9rb no man he is half Bangladeshi
Shahriar Shimul and half carribean
Michael chopra.
Neil tailor
He's black
The same can be said of English black cricketers or female racing drivers. Its not just one thing. I thing racism is a very small part of it.
Disanology you're assuming British Asians somehow don't like football or very few do, quite the contrary. There are thousands, who simply because they're Asian have lost out. You're telling me not one Asian in this country has the talent level of a Jay spearing? A Joey Barton? Jonjo Shelvey? Yeah exactly
@@Adil1amin I'm saying that its a number of things. I'm not saying racism isn't part of it . But it's to easy just to blame racism for everything. Maybe it needs just one Asian player to breakthrough for the floodgates to open. Btw do we really want another Joey Barton. lol
Nice video. I've always wondered about this topic actually as I've known some good Asian players at school. I do think that the parenting/family side of things is still quite a big factor.
It’s just a cultural difference explained in the first minute. British people of black African heritage are very successful. Outside of the British, there are now several massively successful North African Muslim players.
Yeh in football other than that not so much lowest rate of home ownership in the uk is black 25% highest is pakistani and indian at 68%. Also asian have the least council houses and welfare spending
@@saqibzaman1476If it was possible for a certain model minorities to bring their racial hatred (like they do in other job field) of a certain British minority group in the UK into football, they would have done it.
But because, football clubs are owned by individuals/families and it big business worth trillions of £££££ and that British minority group got the natural talent and drive in football and make football clubs trillions of £££££........ these private football club owners are reluctant to discriminate against the British minority group in football (like they hate them in other field of work).
The only time football club discriminate against these British minority, is when they retire from football and want to be football club managers.
Oh, a majority of the British minority footballers are educated as they all have private tutors.
Football is the only field of work the racist majority and their model minorities stooges, can't racially discriminate against a certain British minority group and deny them football contract. Truth hurts. This British minority always flourish when they are not being racially discriminated against because of their skin tone, as they got the skill set to succeed in any job field, not just in sports.
MAN LIKE ADAMMMMMMM💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
amazing content!!
The Secret Footballer did a blinding section in one of his books, talking about Leicester and British Asians - I'd recommend it
Hamza Choudary is one tho
Islooboy Rashid he’s only half though
Kouhyar and Dhanda also
Michael Chopra!
Zesh Rehman
of how many tho?
most british asians i know always prefered cricket to football but i do think players like jimmy carter should of been proud to be british asian but he kept it secret he would of inspired more maybe to play it
ollie Richards I think so too I think anyone group of people is good enough it’s just if that sport or sports in general are interested in those sports
Im a British asian and I live in probably the largest Asian community outside of a city. Everyone I know either watches or loves football. The cricket side is something that is overly exaggerated. Cricket is only significant when Pakistan play India or when the cricket world cup is on. Otherwise we all love football.
@@Bil-Al
Same with the Sri Lankan community in France, we all watch football, we only check Cricket during the World Cup and when Sri Lanka is out, then we stop watching xD
I've been in Britain couple of times and know Asians from there and people there love football and don't care about cricket at all. It's only the Indians that care about cricket. Others I know are passionate about football.
this was eye opening. great film
A topic to be worth discussed.Brilliant video mate! 👍
My parents let me watch football matches and go however, they won’t let me play not even grassroots
Shout out to Yan Dhanda at Swansea, watch out for him
Brilliant as always Adam.. 💯
Thank you copa 90, thanks adam. This is a serious problem that needs discussing!
It sounds like he says "british agents"
Eventhough where I live there isn’t many Asian or British Asians. The few I have played with are much better at football than most of us