John Yems

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Crawley Town FC: Allegations over footballers being segregated ... (Yahoo News UK)

The allegation that footballers from ethnically diverse backgrounds were segregated from white colleagues at Crawley Town FC would amount to modern day ...

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FA step in as Crawley manager John Yems faces allegations that he ... (The Voice Online)

LEAGUE TWO Crawley Town is under a Football Association (FA) investigation after it was alleged that manager John Yems ran a segregated training ground ...

The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. We cannot comment further until that has concluded.” Yems is allegedly said to have abused his own players with racist insults including ‘suicide bomber’, ‘terrorist’ and ‘Zulu Warrior.’ The Professional Footballers’ Association are also carrying out their own investigation after some of the club’s players flagged up some of their issues.

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Crawley Town: Former player tells Sky Sports News changing room ... (Sky Sports)

Crawley manager John Yems was suspended by his employers less than a fortnight ago in light of what the club called serious and credible allegations that he ...

Both Sky News and Sky Sports News have approached Mr Yems by phone, letter, and at his home, to comment on the allegations. Sky Sports News has been told the PFA has offered counselling and support to those who have raised the allegations or been affected by them. So far, he has failed to respond to the questions but has denied the allegations to other news organisations.

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Crawley Town FC: Allegations over footballers being segregated ... (Sky News)

The scandal that has engulfed the League Two club centres on manager John Yems who has been suspended while three separate investigations are carried out.

We cannot comment further until that has concluded." Kick It Out's chief executive Tony Burnett told Sky News: "They're not talking about micro-aggressions; they sound like very serious allegations. "It concerns all of us very deeply... "When we get to the conclusion, we'd expect transparency and for them to hold the game to account for doing the right thing when it comes to the next steps." After the meeting season ticket holder Chris Cheshire told Sky News she was disturbed by what is being alleged. "It belongs in the past, not in the present, and not in the future, it's an ultra-low point in the fight against racism and discrimination."

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Crawley players allegedly segregated in changing room on racial ... (SportsJOE.co.uk)

A former Crawley Town player has alleged that players at the club were segregated in the changing rooms on racial grounds.

According to the Daily Mail, the FA are investigating him for for allegedly targeting his players with racist insults including "suicide bomber", "terrorist" and "Zulu Warrior", as well as the claims he ran a segregated training ground. The club announced last month that they had suspended manager John Yems after receiving "serious and credible" accusations that he had used discriminatory language and behaviour against his own players. A former Crawley Town player has alleged that players at the League Two club were segregated in the changing rooms on racial grounds, with players from ethnic backgrounds made to change away from their white teammates.

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