Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Wednesday, September 13.
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As one of the first black goalkeepers in the modern top flight, Alex Williams had to endure more than most professionals do in their careers.
On top of the everyday racism that came his way from neighbours or teammates - intended or otherwise - the Manchester City stopper was on the end of horrendous abuse at Everton, where some fans brandished burning crosses at him imitating members of the Ku Klux Klan as he made his way to the goalposts at their end of the ground.
For all the unacceptable behaviour Williams faced, the only thing that actually floored the 6ft4 giant was injury; a career-ending injury that left him unable to function. Playing on with crippling pain in his leg as a result of an undiagnosed slipped disc in his spine was painful enough, yet trying to recover from the injury that would ultimately end his career aged just 25 was harder.
"As 1986 dawned, I was low and returning to football was well down my list of priorities," he said in his new autobiography released this week. "Although the surgery had gone well, my body was battered. I left hospital limping badly.
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"I was left with mental scars as well, though they would heal in time. I was anxious about my general health, wondering if I would recover to do everyday things.
"I had overcome adversity on the racial front before, but this presented a new challenge. I was struggling for a while and had to dig deep.
"The normally confident Alex Williams was inwardly worried. I was incapable of leaving the house, giving me plenty of time to contemplate what kind of life lay ahead."
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Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Wednesday, September 13.
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The 1975 have added new dates to their 2024 UK and European ‘Still At Their Very Best’ tour.Due to popular demand during this week’s presale, extra dates have been added at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on August 8 when the tour will now kick off, London’s O2 on the 14 and Manchester AO Arena on the 17.Tickets go on general sale for all UK dates from tomorrow (September 8) at 10am BST from here. You can view the full list of new dates below.A European run will then follow in Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, Milan and many more, before they wrap up at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany on March 22.The newly announced dates will follow the band’s 32-date North American tour, which starts in Sacramento, California on September 26.
Jack Grealish has become the latest Manchester City player to suffer an injury this season and will miss the Fulham game.
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