14 July, 2021
“The country’s hopes rest on a team very different from the all-white squad of 1966. A poster created by the Migration Museum showed what the England team would look like without the players who had a parent or grandparent born abroad: Just three of the 11 starting players remained. Missing were stars who included team captain Harry Kane, whose father is Irish; Marcus Rashford, whose mother is from Saint Kitts; Jamaica-born Raheem Sterling; and Bukayo Saka, a Londoner with Nigerian parents.”
14 July, 2021
“The diverse complexion of the England team has been another reason why a new generation of fans are rallying behind the Three Lions. Seven of the starting XI against Denmark had parents or grandparents from overseas, according to the Migration Museum.”
14 July, 2021
“A graphic which has gone viral on social media shows how once you cross out names of all players who have either a parent or grandparent born abroad, very few remain.”
14 July, 2021
“The England football team is more diverse than many people realise. The London Migration Museum has run a campaign to remind us that without immigration the England team as we know it would not exist.”
