Bournemouth’s striker on his black history tattoos, the impact of visits to Gambia and teaching his son to take nothing for grantedJoshua King is half an hour into discussing everything from Eddie Howe’s unrelenting standards to the emergence of Erling Braut Haaland and the influence a former Norway prodigy, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, had as his reserves manager at Manchester United, but it is listening to the Bournemouth striker talk about the significance of the black history tattoo that covers his back that is particularly absorbing.There are Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley and Malcolm X to name a few. “I’ve got Rosa Parks as well,” King points out. “I’ve got the first time she was allowed to sit at the front of the bus, when they waived that rule, which she fought for, and above that is her when she didn’t want to move and she got put in jail. They are heroes that fought for everyone to be equal. It’s not completely finished but, when it is, it’s going to look dope. It is a big piece I’m very proud of.” Related: Racism in Italian football a scourge of youth game too, say campaigners Continue readingreadfullarticle
