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'If found guilty by the CPS, John Terry should never play for England again' - Show Racism the Red Card and Goal.com discuss racism in football in Q&A
Several issues were raised and discussed in a lively debate, from the Chelsea defender to Luis Suarez, and the taunting of Barcelona defender Dani Alves against Espanyol
10 Jan 2012 16:16:00
John Terry - Chelsea
Show Racism the Red Card chief executive Ged Grebby believes John Terry should not play for England again if he is found guilty of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand by the Crown Prosecutions Service.
Grebby took part in a Twitter debate on racism in football with Goal.com editors Amar Singh and Ben Hayward, in which followers were invited to join the discussion and ask questions regarding Terry, Luis Suarez and a number of issues.
Several Goal.com readers tweeted questions and opinions to our Twitter account, and you can read the whole discussion here.
Meanwhile, here is just a handful of questions which were fielded in the hour-long debate on Tuesday afternoon.
James Jacobs asked if Terry can ever captain England again following allegations of racist abuse...
Grebby said: "If found guilty by the CPS then John Terry should never play for England again, never mind captain them. In many jobs he would have been suspended on full pay, pending the result of the enquiry."
Colin McNaughton wanted to know if racism in football is on a similar level to the sheer amount of sectarianism in the Old Firm rivalry and the SPL...
"It’s hard to compare racism of the sort that we are discussing with sectarianism, which is unfortunately deeply ingrained in some sections of society," Amar Singh said.
"It doesn’t exist through ignorance – those who allow sectarianism to cloud their judgement usually know a great deal about the other group’s beliefs but choose to use that against them."
James Wood asked whether racism is only just coming back in football, and wondered if it has also been an issue over recent years...
Ben Hayward said: "Racism in Spain is a problem that has never really gone away either. It was back in 2004 when Samuel Eto'o threatened to walk off the pitch following racist chanting at Zaragoza and had to be persuaded to carry on playing by his [black] coach Frank Rijkaard.
"We're now in 2012 and the taunting of [Barcelona defender Dani] Alves at Cornella on Sunday proves there has been little progress in that respect, even if the fans' actions were condemned by both clubs."
"Racism has never left the game but the high-profile incidents we are discussing here are very worrying indeed," Grebby responded. "To quote Kevin Keegan on one of our films: 'we have won the battle but we have not won the war.'"
'Redd' asked whether the lack of Asian players in English football is due to racism in the lower levels of the game in the country...
Amar said: "The lack of British Asians in football is perplexing. While we have seen a handful make it into the game such as former Fulham defender Zesh Rehman, Michael Chopra at Ipswich and Barnet skipper Anwar Uddin, there is still a massive problem.
"Young Asian footballers I have spoken to say they have faced misconceptions at a grassroots level. Coaches feel their diet might be ill suited to the professional game, or they may not 'fit in' with the team due to cultural differences. These are all fallacies."
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Grebby took part in a Twitter debate on racism in football with Goal.com editors Amar Singh and Ben Hayward, in which followers were invited to join the discussion and ask questions regarding Terry, Luis Suarez and a number of issues.
Several Goal.com readers tweeted questions and opinions to our Twitter account, and you can read the whole discussion here.
Meanwhile, here is just a handful of questions which were fielded in the hour-long debate on Tuesday afternoon.
James Jacobs asked if Terry can ever captain England again following allegations of racist abuse...
Grebby said: "If found guilty by the CPS then John Terry should never play for England again, never mind captain them. In many jobs he would have been suspended on full pay, pending the result of the enquiry."
Colin McNaughton wanted to know if racism in football is on a similar level to the sheer amount of sectarianism in the Old Firm rivalry and the SPL...
"It’s hard to compare racism of the sort that we are discussing with sectarianism, which is unfortunately deeply ingrained in some sections of society," Amar Singh said.
"It doesn’t exist through ignorance – those who allow sectarianism to cloud their judgement usually know a great deal about the other group’s beliefs but choose to use that against them."
James Wood asked whether racism is only just coming back in football, and wondered if it has also been an issue over recent years...
Ben Hayward said: "Racism in Spain is a problem that has never really gone away either. It was back in 2004 when Samuel Eto'o threatened to walk off the pitch following racist chanting at Zaragoza and had to be persuaded to carry on playing by his [black] coach Frank Rijkaard.
"We're now in 2012 and the taunting of [Barcelona defender Dani] Alves at Cornella on Sunday proves there has been little progress in that respect, even if the fans' actions were condemned by both clubs."
"Racism has never left the game but the high-profile incidents we are discussing here are very worrying indeed," Grebby responded. "To quote Kevin Keegan on one of our films: 'we have won the battle but we have not won the war.'"
'Redd' asked whether the lack of Asian players in English football is due to racism in the lower levels of the game in the country...
Amar said: "The lack of British Asians in football is perplexing. While we have seen a handful make it into the game such as former Fulham defender Zesh Rehman, Michael Chopra at Ipswich and Barnet skipper Anwar Uddin, there is still a massive problem.
"Young Asian footballers I have spoken to say they have faced misconceptions at a grassroots level. Coaches feel their diet might be ill suited to the professional game, or they may not 'fit in' with the team due to cultural differences. These are all fallacies."
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