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Former Sunderland Player Gregoire Walks Out Over Racial Insult

5/27/2026

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Gregoire left a reception after a white hostess ignored him, calling it a racial insult.
He was born in 1958 in Liverpool to Dominica parents and joined Sunderland.
During Sunderland’s 1978 Kenya tour, a teammate wiped his hands on Gregoire’s shirt and a white hostess bypassed him.
Gregoire made eight first-team appearances with support from captain Bobby Kerr and midfielder Mick Docherty, while Wayne Entwistle signed that day for £30,000.

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Gregoire left a reception after a white hostess ignored him, calling it a racial insult.
He was born in 1958 in Liverpool to Dominica parents and joined Sunderland.
During Sunderland’s 1978 Kenya tour, a teammate wiped his hands on Gregoire’s shirt and a white hostess bypassed him.
Gregoire made eight first-team appearances with support from captain Bobby Kerr and midfielder Mick Docherty, while Wayne Entwistle signed that day for £30,000.