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Why are we still having the Ched Evans debate?
Do people really want a convicted rapist to play football, asks KADEEM SIMMONDS

I didn’t want to write about this again so soon. I had hoped to write about Fifa and their corruption or follow on from Andrew Muirhead’s article on Scotland and the selection policy in international teams.

But due to the reaction and comments I have received I feel I have to once again address this issue.

Let’s look at the facts.

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