'An England match with our name attached is an honour'

On Tuesday night, England will play against Switzerland in the first international dedicated to Kick It Out in aid of its 25th anniversary

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Lord Ouseley

IN SEPTEMBER 1993 when we at Kick It Out were just a month old, England were beating Poland 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley.

As those of you who are old enough to remember will know, Graham Taylor’s men didn’t make it to USA ‘94, but in that autumn 25 years ago, hopes were still high.

The team that night featured Ian Wright, Les Ferdinand (who only started believing in a career in football when he saw Cyrille Regis and George Berry playing), Paul Ince (who only a few months earlier had become England’s first ever black captain) and Des Walker on the bench.

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