Black footballer McCammon sues former club for racism

Source: The BBC & Telegraph

  A 33- year old Black British footballer Mark McCammon is making history by suing his former club for racial discrimination.  In a claim to the Employment Tribunal which is the first of this kind to be brought forward by a professional footballer, McCammon claims he and other black players were treated differently from their white counterparts at Gillingham FC. (Erm... welcome to the plight of the ordinary masses love. Just about every black person in the country faces similar. Usually it is replaced with " you are not qualified enough" or "You lack the necessary experience" hence the justification for that person whom you trained on the job now gets to earn more than you do).

Picture Credits: The Telegraph

He maintains they were treated differently on three grounds: punishments for missing training, medical treatments and pay cuts after the club's relegation.
The football club vehemently refute the claims with a spokesperson for the club quoted as: "The allegations made by Mark McCammon are wholly rejected by the club."
McCammon on the other hand stuck to his claim saying: "I'm hopeful that truth will prevail but I can't comment any further at this stage."

The claims of  racial discrimination in football comes amidst mounting tension in a sport plagued with a myriad of racial slurs, gestures and what nots by fans and players alike. Who can forget Terry and Suarez's recent embroilment in the race scandal? The former is set to appear before Magistrates in a few months whilst the latter was handed an eight match ban.
Downing street last week held a  meeting with important football heads such as ex footballer John Barnes, the FA, Premier League etc; tackling the issue of racism in the beleagured sport. David Cameron urged for action to "crush" racism in any form insisting football could no longer ignore the problem.

Proving discrimination on the grounds of race can be quite a tough one.Most papers especially The Far Right Daily Mail have been quick to chronicle McCammon's "difficult" relationships with some of his former club managers.
I am as sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West(given personal experiences), that there is some element of truth in McCammon's accusations. How this case unfolds will definitely be one to shake the football world.