Mino Raiola may not be many fans’ cup of tea, but he has made some remarkably insightful comments about racism.

Asked by Swedish newspaper Expressen about his take on racism, he claimed that black players are “constantly discriminated against”, revealing that Romelu Lukaku’s mother had to take his birth certificate to youth games to prove that he wasn’t older.

Raiola covered a series of prejudices which his black players are subjected to, with regards to their alleged physicality, footballing intelligence and other key facets. The Italo-Dutch super agent said that black players “needed to do more” than whites in order to prove themselves.

At a time when the role of institutional racism is front-page news in American sports because of some NFL players’ refusal to stand for the national anthem, this interview is particularly pertinent.

We’re frankly going to lift this whole passage from the interview (translated by 101greatgoals) because it’s that good.