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(Reuters) – Jack Leslie, the first Black player to be called up for England, has been awarded a posthumous honorary cap by the Football Association (FA) having been denied an appearance for the national team because of his heritage. Leslie, who scored 137 goals in 400 appearances for Plymouth Argyle, was picked for the England squad to face Ireland in 1925 but never made his debut. Plymouth unveiled a statue of Leslie, who died in 1988, outside their Home Park stadium on Friday. “(Leslie) faced adversity because of the colour of his skin; he was deselected and never played for our country, so …