AP Interview: Villa’s Neil Taylor mentors UK Asian players

FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 file photo, Aston Villa’s Neil Taylor, center, duels for the ball with West Ham’s Andriy Yarmolenko during their English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and West Ham United at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. Aston Villa player Neil Taylor is one of only 15 British players in English football’s four professional leagues of Asian heritage. And the Wales international is working to grow the numbers of British Asians making it like him into the Premier League by mentoring the next generation.