LONDON : Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has launched a centre in Bradford aimed at breaking down barriers for the South Asian community to follow a path into elite sport.
While Britain's Afro-Caribbean population is well-represented in elite sport, especially soccer, British Asians are under-represented with only 15 footballers from a South Asian background among the 4,000 professional players. The centre in Bradford will run football and"life skill" sessions at Bradford City's training ground.
The British Asians in Sport and Physical Activity organisation says the lack of representation in elite-level sport from a community which makes up 6.9per cent of the UK population is"astounding" with outdated stereotypes part of the issue.
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