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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Matthew Cooper

Azeem Rafiq considers leaving hometown he loves after speaking 'uncomfortable truths'

Azeem Rafiq has revealed he "might have no choice" but to leave his hometown of Barnsley after speaking out about the racism he experienced during his time at Yorkshire.

Rafiq, who was born in the Pakistan, moved to Barnsley as a child and has made the town his home.

However, after blowing the whistle on the racist abuse he was subjected to at Yorkshire, Rafiq has received numerous threats to his safety.

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