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		</div><p>Crystal Palace’s club doctor has said he and his family were racially abused by a young child near Selhurst Park ahead of the match against Bournemouth.</p>
<p>Dr Zafar Iqbal tweeted that he had been left “devastated and speechless” after he and his two youngest children were called “P****” outside the ground ahead of the final Premier League fixture of the season.</p>
<p>He said in two messages posted before the game: <em>“Devastated and speechless.</em></p>
<p><em>“Taking my 2 youngest kids to their first ever game at Selhurst park and walking a few hundred yards from the stadium a 3 y old shouted to his dad – ‘Look daddy there’s some P****’. His dad ‘attempted to scold’ him. Racism is not just a football problem.</em></p>
<p><em>“I didn’t know how to react. I couldn’t tell off the 3 y old kid. Should I have said something to the dad while my 2 young kids were there? Anyway game to prepare for and wonder if the kid and his parents will be in the crowd…”</em></p>
<p>Just after the match, which Palace won 5-3, Dr Iqbal posted another message which said: <em>“The thing that upsets me most is that my 12-year-old daughter came to me to ask if I’d heard it and I didn’t know what to say.</em></p>
<p><em>“Should I have told off the dad? I was just gobsmacked. Again I reiterate this is not because of football but a society issue. Anyway taking kids on pitch.”</em></p>
<p>Palace were quick to condemn the incident and vowed to assist their employee should he wish to take the “disgraceful” incident further.</p>
<p>A statement read: <em>“We utterly deplore the racist comments made to our club doctor while he was heading to today’s match with his children.</em></p>
<p><em>“It must have been an awful experience for him and his family and this disgraceful incident shows that the scourge of racism remains in our society.</em></p>
<p><em>“Crystal Palace Football Club is committed to inclusivity and diversity and we will offer Dr Zaf our full support if he chooses to take the matter further.”</em></p>
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