Dark-skinned Caleb Francis was not allowed to touch the ball once without being pelted by verbal abuse, in the shape of booing and invectives.
[8] In addition to verbal abuse, some supporters tossed bananas at Francis to make allusions to monkeys.
[10] The episode was among the key points in Vålerengen's organised fans transitioning from the more hooligan-associated group "Apeberget" to the modern supporter club "Klanen", which was founded in 1991, and eventually took a strictly anti-racist stance.
[11] Politician Abid Raja linked the incident to anti-immigrant activist Arne Myrdal making a stir around the same time.
[12] The day after the Vålerengen match, Francis did not leave his apartment, where a person from the club made a distress visit.
Travelling to Denmark with the MV Stena Saga, the vessel was the first responder to the MS Scandinavian Star fire, which the Kongsvinger players then witnessed.
[2] Kongsvinger had a particularly strong start of the 1991 Eliteserien season, which saw Francis in top of the goalscoring table after 5 matches.
[19] While the 1991 season only ended in 8th place, Kongsvinger became runners-up in the 1992 Eliteserien, qualifying the team for the 1993–94 UEFA Cup.
Caleb Francis scored in the first UEFA Cup round as Kongsvinger beat Östers IF by a large margin.
[20] In the second round, Kongsvinger surprised by holding Juventus FC to 1–1 at home; Francis was carried off the field after 50 minutes, when he duelled with Sergio Porrini and possibly strained an ankle ligament.
[22] Kongsvinger managed to sign a succession of good strikers to play alongside Francis in offence.
Frustrated, he announced his probable retirement from football, but was hired as a commentator in TV 2 one week after losing his house.