Benoit Assou-Ekotto: ‘French blame black players when things go wrong’

Benoit Assou-Ekotto chose not to play for France because he claims that the country blames ‘black players and Muslims’ when the team is not performing well. The Tottenham Hotspur full-back was born near Calais, but opted to represent Cameroon at international level, as he qualified to do so through his father. Assou-Ekotto, who spent last…