Sheffield Utd boss says football is ‘worst sport’ for racism

22.09.2023 - 16:29 arabnews.com

LONDON: Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom says football is the “worst sport” for racism, calling for tougher punishments to stamp out abuse.

United goalkeeper Wes Foderingham took to Instagram to reveal he had suffered from “racism and family threats” after last week’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.

Heckingbottom revealed police have spoken to the former Rangers keeper about the incident, which he said reflected a larger problem in society. “You can say it’s all social media and people are tough on there and they can say what they want,” he said on Friday. “You can take it away, but it is deeper than that because it’s inside people.” He added: “It’s sad — I think we are the worst sport for it.

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