Rio Ferdinand demands more action on racism in wake of Richarlison incident

QUESTIONING: Rio Ferdinand has questioned the reaction of football’s leading authorities in the face of racism. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Rio Ferdinand has called on football’s authorities to do more to combat racism, noting that Richarlison having a banana thrown at him prompted a similar level of “vitriol” to his showboating at Nottingham Forest last month.

A banana was thrown in the forward’s direction after he scored in the 19th minute of a 5-1 friendly win over Tunisia at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday.