Ferdinand calls for zero-tolerance stance on racism

Former Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand says FIFA and UEFA have “let football down” by failing to eradicate racism.

Former Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand says FIFA and UEFA have “let football down” by failing to eradicate racism.

Ferdinand was responding to the shameful incident in Paris this week in which Chelsea supporters prevented a black man from boarding a train while chanting: “We’re racist and that’s the way we like it.”

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