Gary Neville: It’s ‘ridiculous’ stakeholders don’t do more to combat racism

Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes football’s response to racism has been 'ridiculous'. Picture: Mike Egerton

Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes it is “ridiculous” that football has not made significant inroads into tackling racism.

A small number of fans booed players taking the knee in protest at racial injustice ahead of the national team’s Euro 2020 warm-up games against Austria and Romania in Middlesbrough, while Marcus Rashford received a torrent of abuse on social media after United’s Europa League final defeat almost a fortnight ago.