Chelsea hunt for Asian star

Chelsea have launched a campaign to find young Asians in this country to join their Academy.

There have been few British-Asian professional players, with Fulham's Zesh Rehman the first to play in the Premier League in 2004.

Chelsea will be holding open trials at their Cobham training ground between 2-4 May, with the most talented going on to a three-day trial.

The sessions, which will cover the Under-12, 13 and 14 age groups, are open to London and South-East based players from Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi backgrounds.

"There is a lack of players from Asian backgrounds within the game and we hope that the competition will help inspire Asian youngsters," said former Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux.