Leeds United's Tyler Roberts speaks with Kirkstall Valley Primary School pupils about his experience of racism as part of Black History Month

The first-team star made a special virtual appearance during a video call earlier this week with students from Kirkstall Valley Primary School.

They were taking part in an equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) workshop run by the Leeds United Foundation.

The Welsh international was greeted with Leeds United chants and applause from the youngsters when he appeared on a video call, after an introduction by coaches from the club's official charity.

Pupils had a set of questions ready to ask the forward and took it in turns to stand up and deliver their question in front of the rest of their class.

During the video call, the 21-year-old striker said: “It’s really important to understand the importance of having a diverse community, I grew up in a community where there was a lot of people from a lot of different backgrounds, and I can see that’s the same in this classroom.

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"It is important that you are all together and nice to each other and enjoy every moment you spend together.

“There was one time when I was younger and there was a bit of racism that happened whilst I was with a group of friends from my football team and I was lucky that one of them stepped in and said no it’s not right that you’re saying that.

"Although it was nice to know that I had people supporting me and that they had my back it still makes you feel like all eyes are on you and you’re on your own, it was a horrible feeling.

“Everybody is equal, and everybody can make a difference in sport and in life.

"It just shows that we are all the same and we are all human, we should just be proud of that and happy to be together and push each other on.”

Roberts has spoken openly about facing stereotypes and coping with racist comments in the past.

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He was keen to get involved in the EDI project being delivered by the Foundation so he could learn more about what the workshops involve, hear some of the stories the youngsters had produced about their own journeys and answer some questions that would hopefully help them develop their knowledge around the important topic.

The Leeds United Foundation are delivering a six-week project at Kirkstall Valley Primary School as part of the Premier League Primary Stars programme, exploring the subject of equality, diversity, and inclusion together.

With the help and support of local author Tom Palmer and local artist and teacher Burley Banksy, the students will eventually be tasked with writing their own stories, describing their backgrounds and the different cultures they’ve come across before designing front covers that will be painted onto a mural outside of the school to showcase their fantastic efforts.