Queens Park Rangers' Director of Football Les Ferdinand poses at Imperial College Sports Ground, the club's training ground in Harlington, Hayes, west of London, on October 15, 2021. - Racism could be eradicated from football if the authorities cared enough, Les Ferdinand, the former Newcastle and England forward and now director of football at London club QPR, has told AFP. The 54-year-old affectionately known as "Sir Les" was one of the most feared marksmen in his days at Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle and Tottenham -- and endured years of racial abuse from supporters. - TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PIRATE IRWIN (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PIRATE IRWIN (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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