Football legend Laurie Cunningham honoured with blue plaque

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Football legend Laurie Cunningham has been honoured with a blue plaque at his childhood home.

Cunningham was one of the first black footballers to play for England and was the first British footballer to play for Real Madrid.

His plaque was unveiled in Stroud Green, north London.

It has been revealed only 4% of the 900 plaques on buildings in the city are for black and Asian figures.  More