"I don't understand, even today, how Justin did it - he's one of the bravest men I've ever come across."

Amal Fashanu speaking about her uncle, Justin. He was Britain's first £1m black footballer and won the BBC's Goal of the Season award for his memorable volley against Liverpool in February 1980. He was also the first male English professional to come out as gay while still playing, back in 1990. He took his own life in 1998.

No top-level player has come out during their career since. On Wednesday - what would have been Fashanu's 59th birthday - the former Norwich and Nottingham Forest striker was inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame.

Amal campaigns against discrimination in football and has spoken to the BBC's LGBT Sport Podcast about her uncle's legacy. The Justin Fashanu Foundation was co-founded by Amal, who produced the BBC Three documentary Britain's Gay Footballers in 2012.

She accepted the Hall of Fame award on his behalf at the National Football Museum in Manchester, which is timed to coincide with this year's LGBT History Month. Read more via BBC