‘Hammerheads’ must tackle racial abuse says Powar

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.

‘Hammerheads’ must tackle racial abuse says Powar

Reo-Coker’s agent Tony Finnegan has reported how his client was targeted by bigots who blamed him for former manager Alan Pardew’s recent sacking. Finnegan revealed that Reo-Coker had received mail in which one letter racially abused him.

Now, Piara Powar, Director of the “Kick it Out” campaign, wants action.

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