Football’s tough stance against racism
Dec 12, 2020
3 minutes
MARK KEOHANE
EPA
SOME of football’s finest players made the most compelling statement that they won’t tolerate racism in the sport when French giants PSG and Turkey’s Istanbul abandoned their Champions League match because a Romanian fourth official referred to a member of Istanbul’s coaching staff as a ‘negro’.
This was the most emphatic actioning of ‘no to racism’ in football.
There are so many words uttered, campaigns screened and lip service given to the fight against racism in football.
Too often,
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