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Edinburgh TV Festival 2023
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Troy Deeney

Professional Footballer, Anti - Racism Campaigner

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Troy Deeney is a professional footballer, who currently captains Birmingham City. He’s been a FA Cup finalist, promotion winner and Watford FC’s captain and record goal scorer. A prominent anti-racist campaigner and important voice in the British cultural debate, Troy Deeney spoke openly about his own adversity and experiences in the Channel 4 documentary Troy Deeney: Where’s My History, his high profile campaign to make the teaching of Black, Asian and Minority ethnic histories mandatory in the school curriculum.