Croatian club HNK Rijeka have strenuously denied any of their players racially abused Manchester City’s Seko Fofana in a friendly.

Manchester City youth team coach Patrick Vieira has been praised for taking his players off the pitch after an alleged racist incident in a pre-season friendly.

Yaya Toure has been praised by Europe’s leading anti-discrimination group for raising the prospect of black players boycotting the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

FIFA is to be urged by its new anti-discrimination task force to pressure World Cup hosts Qatar and Russia to relax their anti-gay laws.

Racist and homophobic abuse by players will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season, the Football Association has announced.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reaffirmed his commitment to tackling racism in football after being "appalled" by racist abuse that occurred during last night's Serie A meeting between AC Milan and Roma.

UEFA’s decision to bring in a minimum 10-match ban for players found guilty of racism will avoid the inconsistencies seen in the John Terry and Luis Suarez cases, campaigners have claimed.

Campaigners have welcomed Uefa’s decision to bring in a minimum 10-match ban for players found guilty of racism, saying the standard sanction will avoid the inconsistencies seen in the John Terry and Luis Suarez cases.

England have been reported to FIFA by anti-racism body FARE after fans sang abusive songs about Rio and Anton Ferdinand during the match against San Marino.

Inter Milan are certain to escape with just a fine for the racist abuse some fans aimed at Tottenham players, according to the head of European football’s anti-discrimination body FARE.

Anti-racism campaigners say Fifa president Sepp Blatter needs to turn his words into actions after he insisted points should be deducted for racist abuse.

AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi and a leading anti-racism campaigner have responded angrily to FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s claim that players should remain on the pitch when faced with racist abuse.

Anti-racism campaigners have praised AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng after he walked off the field in protest at racist abuse during a friendly — followed by his team-mates.

Anti-racism campaigners have praised AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng after he walked off the field in protest at racist abuse during a friendly - followed by his team-mates.

Anti-racism campaigners have praised AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng after he walked off the field in protest at racist abuse during a friendly - followed by his team-mates.

Former FA chairman Lord Triesman believes black players feel let down by the governing body’s handling of the John Terry racism case.

Leading anti-racism campaigner Piara Powar has branded Roy Hodgson’s intervention in the John Terry case as “foolish”.

UEFA have tonight opened disciplinary proceedings against Russia over the behaviour of their fans during their European Championship victory over Czech Republic.

Czech Republic defender Theodor Gebre Selassie was the victim of monkey chants during his country's European Championship defeat against Russia, according to anti-racism campaigners.

Violence erupted at the Russia-Czech Republic game last night when a handful of stewards were attacked by large group of apparently Russian fans in a walkway inside the 40,000-capacity ground.

Liverpool have dismissed claims they were pressured into issuing apologies over the Luis Suarez affair by shirt sponsors Standard Chartered.

Liverpool still have to deal with unresolved questions arising from the Luis Suarez affair, according to aleading anti-racism campaigner.

Football Association leaders are expected to decide as early as today whether John Terry should give up the England captaincy due to his racism trial.

Ryan Giggs believes if Manchester United can come through their testing month of fixtures it could provide the impetus for another successful Barclays Premier League title challenge.

There have been calls for John Terry to stand aside as England skipper until the conclusion of his court case later this year.

There have been calls for John Terry to stand aside as England skipper until the conclusion of his court case later this year.

The head of European football’s anti-racism group believes Liverpool’s reaction to the Luis Suarez saga has created “a tribal fervour” at Anfield.

Liverpool and manager Kenny Dalglish should be charged by the Football Association over their response to Luis Suarez’s eight-match ban, the head of European football’s anti-racism group has claimed.

THE head of European football’s anti-racism group has urged the FA to charge Liverpool with bringing the game into disrepute over their response to Luis Suarez’s eight-match ban.

LIVERPOOL’S campaign of support for Luis Suarez is harming their international reputation, according to anti-racism campaigners.

Celtic will wait until they receive the full details of UEFA’s decision to fine them €15,000 for ’illicit chanting’ by fans before deciding whether to lodge an appeal.

Rio Ferdinand launched a direct attack on Sepp Blatter for his comments on racism as the FIFA president desperately tried to backtrack.

EX-ENGLAND coach Dick Best has been heavily criticised by anti-racism campaigners following a remark made on air about Delon Armitage.

The Football Association have submitted a report to FIFA and asked them to investigate allegations of racial abuse aimed at Emile Heskey during England's victory over Croatia.

THE head of Britain’s leading anti-racist movement in sport thinks West Ham’s new Icelandic owners should make a public stand against the abuse suffered by captain Nigel Reo-Coker.

UEFA have been applauded by Blackburn and English football’s anti-racism group Kick It Out for imposing a five-match European ban on Nikola Mijailovic.

Anti-racism campaigners have praised England defender Rio Ferdinand for revealing the abuse one of his team-mates suffered at West Ham.

UEFA’s plan for Thierry Henry and Luis Aragones to put on a united front at an anti-racism conference next year appears doomed to failure.

The Football Association has apologised after a DVD which claimed to feature the greatest post-war England internationals did not include a single black player.

Spain are on a final warning that any repeat of the racist abuse of England players may lead to their national team playing a match behind closed doors or even being thrown out of a major tournament such as the World Cup.

Senior Football Association figures were tonight said to be “stunned” at FIFA’s decision to let the Spanish authorities escape with a fine and a final warning for the appalling racist abuse of England players in Madrid.

British team players' chief Gordon Taylor has warned the game cannot let its guard slip in the battle against racism.

Football clubs in Britain – particularly those in the lower divisions – need to do more to stamp out racism or face potential prosecution, it emerged today.

JIMMY HILL last night launched an astonishing defence of disgraced commentator Ron Atkinson by insisting that racist comments are simply a matter of “fun” between footballers.