Liam Rosenior calls for life bans from football for those found guilty of racism

Rosenior blamed growing divisions in modern society on certain sections of the media 'who make prejudgments on people'

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior

Liam Rosenior has called for players and coaches found guilty of racism to be banned from football for life and said experiencing abuse on a football pitch “is the worst feeling you can ever possibly imagine”.

The Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior left the pitch after alleging that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him during their Champions League match on Tuesday. Prestianni has denied racist abuse and Benfica have said he was a “victim” of a “smear campaign”. The Argentinian faces a 10-game ban if found guilty by UEFA.