Log In

Former professional footballer Clyde Best has backed a British campaign to recognise another trailblazer in the sport who was blocked by racism from playing for England. Jack Leslie, who died aged 88 in 1988, was the only black professional footballe...

Clyde Best called on Bermudians to look each other in the eye and bridge their racial divide. Mr Best, the island’s famous footballer, said: “One thing my mother always told me — and I carry it in life today — if you treat people the way you want to ...

Two British soldiers met their sporting heroes after they were drafted in to help with training at the Royal Bermuda Regiment. Colour Sergeant Andy Chappell, a specialist British Army instructor, is on the island to offer advice on planning and set-u...

Bermuda icons including Clyde Best and Flora Duffy will be celebrated in a Walk of Fame being planned for the National Sports Centre. The Centre’s trustees are appealing for sponsorship for the project, due to be launched in June, which will see life...

Bermuda must do better at recognising the achievements of black Bermudians, according to Clyde Best. Mr Best told The Royal Gazette: “That’s something we have to improve upon. We have black Bermudians in all walks of life in all parts of the world th...

When it comes to securing a knighthood for Clyde Best, top footballers Shaun Goater and veteran pro Randy Horton are on the same team: make it happen. The death this month of Cyrille Regis, another football laureate who praised Mr Best as a trailblaz...

The outpouring of love shown by the British football community, and those from all walks of life farther afield, in the wake of the death this week of Cyrille Regis has been palpable. Regis, the former West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City and England ...

Clyde Best, the former West Ham United forward, said it would have been a thrill for him to play at the club’s new home ground at the London Stadium. The former Somerset Trojans player, who scored 58 goals in 221 appearances for West Ham, made his fi...

It may be 40 years old but Clyde Best’s West Ham story is still one many people want to read about, judging by local book sales. Best’s recently published book, The Acid Test, which chronicles his life as a professional footballer at West Ham United ...

The Somerset community continues to invest in its young people with Solomon Burrows, Ember Butterfield and Kayla Corday the latest recipients of the Clyde Best Education Award. Burrows, a talented footballer and cricketer, is studying Music Engineeri...

Randy Horton was one of the dozens who came out last night to support Clyde Best, his former Somerset Trojans team-mate, at his book signing last night at Brown & Co, saying Best was deserving off all the accolades he has received over the years for ...

Clyde Best launches his long-awaited autobiography The Acid Test tonight at a signing at Brown and Co, hoping the book will inspire young Bermudians to pursue their dreams. This year marks 40 years since Best, a trailblazer in English football in the...