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The People/Alan Nixon - Tugay's an old Ranger
- Blackburn Rovers star Tugay is ready to do a remarkable U-turn and cancel plans to retire at 38 - to speak to ambitious QPR.
- Tugay, capped 89 times by Turkey, was told his Rovers deal would not be renewed by boss Sam Allardyce - after seven years at Ewood Park - and decided he would hang up his boots.
- But now Rangers want one more season out of the midfielder and will offer him the chance to lead them out of the Championship.
- It would mean Tugay moving to London, but he is considering the chance..
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Sunday People: Danny Webber
"...Meanwhile, United forward Danny Webber - who is out of contract in the summer - is being chased by Bristol City, Preston and megabucks QPR.. People


And Snippet from LAST Week's People "Sunday People - May 10, 2009
Sunday People, May 10, 2008 - THE WORD SWEEPING THROUGH
SPORT CONFIDENTIAL
- The word sweeping through the QPR dressing room is that co-owner Flavio Briatore could make himself manager, bringing in a young coach to work under him. The People


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Sunday People/James Fletcher - 17 May 2009 - The Premiership's first asian star: Zesh Rehman
- Zesh Rehman was the first British Asian to play in the Premiership. His greatest hope is that he can be an inspiration for thousands of other young Asians.
- “I see it is as an honour to be the only Asian professional footballer in the Premiership,” he says. “I’ve always wanted to be a footballer. To be playing in the Premiership is a dream come true.”
- Zesh’s career started in the streets of Aston, a stone’s throw from Villa Park in Birmingham. “I started playing on the streets like most kids do, and then I played in Saturday and Sunday teams and for my school, district and county.
- Zesh was 12 years old when he was spotted by a scout from Fulham. He’s been with the club ever since. “I didn’t find the fact that I was Asian made it more difficult for me to break through,” he says. “I don’t think it’s a barrier if you are good enough. But it doesn’t help that there are no Asian role models.”
- He will always be grateful for the support he had from his parents. “My parents made sacrifices to help: buying all the gear I needed and giving me lifts to and from games and training. They also made sure I continued with my education and got my GCSEs.”
- But he didn’t always repay that support with perfect behaviour. “My parents have always been supportive but I do remember one time they weren’t too pleased,” he says. “My friends and I used to sneak off and play football when we should have been at the mosque – my parents caught me out once and I got blasted!”
- Zesh has recorded many football firsts since his debut for Fulham at Anfield against Liverpool. He was the first Asian to start a Premiership match, the first to play in all four divisions of English professional football, the first to play in the FA Cup and Carling Cup and the first English-born Pakistani to play for Pakistan.
- He says he hasn’t experienced any racism while playing for Fulham, Brighton, Norwich, Queens Park Rangers, Blackpool or Bradford.
- But that makes him feel lucky, as he has heard racist comments at amateur and Sunday league matches.He’s also surprised that only a few British Asian players have become professionals.
- “It’s scary there are only a handful of Asian players in all the professional academies,” he says. “I thought there would be a lot more Asian players than that.”
- He doesn’t think separate leagues for Asians would help. “I believe the leagues should be mixed,” he says. “I don’t feel you need separate leagues – if you’re good enough then you’ll make it.
- “I think that once a few players come through, others will follow. There is Michael Chopra at Newcastle and Shahed Ahmed at Wycombe, so Asian players are coming through.”
- Zesh devotes hours of his personal life to community projects and backs Chelsea’s Search for an Asian Star initiative, events for which were held over the Bank Holiday weekend.
- “There is a lot being done with community schemes, but we need more scouts to look at the players,” he says. “The talent is out there – it just needs to be seen.”
- He also disagrees with the idea that religious practices have hindered the efforts of young Asians to break into the game.
“I am a Muslim,” he points out. “I’m not 100% strict – I’m unable to fast during Ramadan as I need to train and play but I’ll make up for this in other ways.
- “My advice for young Asians would be not to neglect their schoolwork. You never know what can happen in football and it’s important to have something to fall back on.
- “My sole purpose was to try and be a success as a footballer and to inspire other Asian players to follow my lead. Knowing people are looking up to you makes you more determined to break negative stereotypes." Sunday People