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If the 2011-12 Premiership season in England has seen the issue of racism finally get the serious attention it deserves - with superstars such as John Terry and Luis Suárez either already punished for or charged with having made racist comments - the same cannot necessarily be said of discrimination toward the gay community.

There has long been a strand of anti-intellectualism within football which can occasionally be somewhat distasteful, to say the least. It's the culture that saw Graeme Le Saux labelled as "gay" because he read a broadsheet newspaper and collected antiques. It's a culture that keeps professional footballers in a state in artificial infantilism until the end of their careers in the misguided belief that this will engender some sort of "team spirit".

There are high-hopes for England's current under 21 squad as they head to the European Championship. But what have they got to live up to? 1. 1982 Star man: Justin Fashanu Notables: Mike Duxbury, Sammy Lee, Paul Goddard The England Under 21 side picked up its first major success after its formation in 1976 by [.

There are high-hopes for England's current under 21 squad as they head to the European Championship. But what have they got to live up to? 1. 1982 Star man: Justin Fashanu Notables: Mike Duxbury, Sammy Lee, Paul Goddard The England Under 21 side picked up its first major success after its formation in 1976 by [.

In a recent interview, German national team captain Philip Lahm said that "An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive elements. For someone who does [come out], it would be very difficult."

Sadly, it is hard to argue with Lahm's conclusion, though it should be noted that there is now an openly gay footballer Anton Hysén, son of former Liverpool player Glenn Hysén (who coaches Anton's fourth division Swedish team, Utsiktens BK).

In a recent interview, German national team captain Philip Lahm said that "An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive elements. For someone who does [come out], it would be very difficult."

Sadly, it is hard to argue with Lahm's conclusion, though it should be noted that there is now an openly gay footballer Anton Hysén, son of former Liverpool player Glenn Hysén (who coaches Anton's fourth division Swedish team, Utsiktens BK).

We all have different memories, but when it comes to memories of the best goals ever scored in English top flight football, do most of us recall the same goals or not? And are these goals part of all of our conscious memories because we rate them so highly or because we've seen the goals replayed over and over again on any highlights package?