Iron Cast is back with a particularly poignant episode as Anton Ferdinand joins the Official West Ham United podcast.
The former centre-back and Academy of Football graduate, who played 163 times in Claret and Blue, joins hosts Chris Scull and James Collins for an in-depth conversation as West Ham United celebrate Black History Month and mark the No Room For Racism campaign.
The 38-year-old has unfortunately encountered two high-profile incidents of racism during his career, one during his playing days and another this past summer as part of The Soccer Tournament in the United States, and Ferdinand speaks openly about those instances.
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The defender expresses his pride at how West Ham United dealt with the incident in North Carolina, while Ferdinand and Collins also discuss racism across football during their respective careers as professional players.
The bond in the group that attended TST was evident to see and Ferdinand also opens up on the trip, including being coached by Academy Manager Kenny Brown and celebrity supporter Tom Skinner.
Ferdinand and the co-hosts also have an open conversation around the effectiveness of the No Room For Racism campaign and how the former Hammer is involved in conversations with the Premier League and the FA around these campaigns.
The podcast concludes on a happy note as Ferdinand recalls victory in the final TST fixture and the bright futures awaiting the young players from the Academy who were involved in the competition – Archie Woods and Keenan Appiah-Forson.
