Angry Triesman takes tough stance on racism

Football Association chairman Lord Triesman has called on Tottenham to issue life bans to the fans who verbally abused Sol Campbell at Portsmouth.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2008 - 13:41

Football Association chairman Lord Triesman has called on Tottenham to issue life bans to the fans who verbally abused Sol Campbell at Portsmouth.

Triesman has also revealed that he will be meeting FIFA president Sepp Blatter following the racist chants directed at Emile Heskey when England met Croatia last month.

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