Rio Ferdinand ‘tired’ of racism in football, calls on tougher sanctions after Richarlison incident

Rio Ferdinand has called on authorities in football to introduce strict sanctions on anyone found guilty of committing a racist offence, admitting he is «tired» of talking about discrimination in the game. The BT Sport pundit said he was “disappointing, disgusted and tired” after Tottenham player Richarlison had a banana thrown at him while he was representing Brazil on international duty in midweek.

Ad The Tottenham and Brazil forward was racially abused while celebrating a goal during his national side's 5-1 win against Tunisia in a friendly at Paris. Premier LeaguePremier League all-star team could face La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A counterparts — reportsYESTERDAY AT 11:39 It came after Brazil had begun the match by entering the field without stars on their shirts, an anti-racism gesture that sought to highlight the contribution black players have made to their considerable footballing successes as a nation.

A tweet from Richarlison after the match said that racism is happening «every day and everywhere», with the 25-year-old suggesting that governing bodies had been too lenient on discriminatory behaviour in the past. FIFA are investigating the incident, insisting in a statement that they had a «clear, zero-tolerance stance» against racist behaviour.

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Tired of players being subjected to this type of abuse. And I just feel it’s about time that the powers that run the game put sanctions in place so that people are punished in the right way that actually