Lucas Radebe Radebe was already a star at Kaizer Chiefs when he was shot in 1991, some believe to prevent him joining another club. He was not critically wounded and he did move on, in 1994 to Leeds in England, for whom he made 200 appearances, helping them to the semi-final of the Champions League in 2001. Bill Perry Perry, who was born in Johannesburg in 1930, moved to England to join Blackpool in 1949 and scored the winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup final (the so-called Matthews final). He was of mixed race and would have been designated as "coloured" had he stayed in South Africa, which might have made a later move more difficult.
Albert Johanneson A skilful but inconsistent left-winger, he joined Leeds in 1961, and was a key part of Don Revie's side as they won promotion to the First Division three years later. The following season, he became the first black player to appear in an FA Cup final. After football, he sank into alcoholism and died a recluse in 1995. Gary Bailey The son of Roy Bailey, the former Ipswich goalkeeper, he grew up in South Africa and spent three seasons with Wits University before joining Manchester United, with whom he won two FA Cups. He played twice for England and was a member of the 1986 World Cup squad before returning to South Africa where he works as a television presenter.
Benni McCarthy Born in the Cape Flats, McCarthy's performances for Seven Stars earned him a move to Ajax, where he enjoyed a burst of goalscoring form. After a spell at Celta Vigo, he joined Porto, where he won the Champions League in 2004.
