A senior British union leader today called for disgraced soccer pundit Ron Atkinson to be banned for life from visiting premiership clubs.

Football pundit Ron Atkinson was “devastated” today after resigning from ITV Sport for making a racist comment about a black Chelsea player.

The racist comments made by Ron Atkinson which led to his resignation from ITV Sport have been branded “unacceptable” by the director of football’s anti-racism campaign Kick It Out.