Norwich have reported four separate incidents of actual or alleged racist abuse towards their player Sebastien Bassong to police, the club have announced in a statement.

As expected John Terry has been found guilty of misconduct by the Football Association — hardly a shock, as he had already admitted in court having a slanging match with Anton Ferdinand towards the end of that now notorious game at Loftus Road almost 12 months ago.

Luis Suarez’s eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra is a strong statement that racism will not be tolerated, players chief Gordon Taylor said today.

WEST HAM striker Carlton Cole’s insistence that he was racially abused by Millwall fans is being dealt with as part of the FA’s wider investigation into the violence that shamed English football on Tuesday night.

England’s bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup started with a public-relations embarrassment after it emerged British National Party politician Richard Barnbrook was among those at yesterday’s campaign launch at Wembley.

Racism in recruitment at the highest level of the British football industry is still a major problem, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) said today.