Activities were organised for his visit to Duke’s Aldridge Academy school in Tottenham, as part of the programme to educate the youngster generation about racism.

The art session was arranged by former soccer coach-turned-artist Emmely Elgersma and was supported by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.

“The Premier League has a powerful voice to help educate people,” Ledley said. “It’s important we use our platform as a Premier League club to educate young people so they understand how to deal with discrimination.”

The pupils came up with their own drawings during Ledley’s visit on the idea of educating the youngster generation about diversity in sport.

One pupil at the Trulock Road school asked the soccer icon if racism had ever stopped him achieving his goals.

What he had experienced only made him stronger and more determined, he explained. It was his inspiration.

The Spurs’ Foundation’s Belvin Lewis, who was nameds the Club’s No Room For Racism Icon earlier this season and accompanied Ledley King on the visit, said: “This campaign is close to my heart having grown up in this area.

“The pupils’ told us what...