Racism in Football

Racism rears its ugly head If anyone believed racism in football was the shameful preserve of bygone era, recent events have proved it remains an all too prevalent issue. And it is Uefa, European football's governing body, which has borne the brunt of the criticism over its failure to sufficiently punish guilty clubs and countries. The treatment of Emile Heskey and Ashley Cole during England's game against Slovakia on Saturday merely highlighted what has already …

…will only be solved by the joined-up thinking of all parties. "What is sensible is that we continue to strive to make sure that we work carefully with FAs, clubs, police and stewards because everybody's got a responsibility here," said Lee. "If we had a simple solution we would introduce it." But when part of Uefa's 10-point plan to stamp out racism urges clubs to "issue a statement saying the club will not tolerate racism".