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Adebayo Akinfenwa: "I heard monkey chants, I thought I was hearing things."


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Veteran Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa is the first guest of Series 2. In this episode, we discuss Adebayo's career, being told he was 'too big' to play football, the horrific racial abuse he suffered during his time playing in Lithuania, and how it helped shape him as a person.

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