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Alan Smith

Patrice Evra claims some West Ham players would refuse to shower with gay footballers

Patrice Evra has claimed that a number of West Ham players said that they would refuse to shower with a gay team-mate during his brief time at the club in 2018.

The former France left back, who recently opened up on his difficult upbringing, spent four months in East London and made five appearances.

Speaking to the Mid Point podcast, hosted by Gabby Logan, Evra said that a Football Association official came to the club to give a talk focused on inclusion and several players at the club were far from accepting.

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