Senior members of government have been accused of making “dog- whistle comments” and failing to slap down racism in society.
French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet has suggested that racism doesn’t exist in football, following Neymar’s accusations towards Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez.
England manager Gareth Southgate has urged football to rid itself of its white privilege problem as he revealed he had witnessed the blockage of black coaches and staff from prominent positions.
On-loan Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has vowed to walk off the pitch if he is racially abused again and a referee takes no action against the culprit.
Raheem Sterling has been in discussions over a potential ambassadorial role to help combat racism in football.
Uefa is set to launch an investigation after Montenegrin fans racially abused England’s players on a night that left manager Gareth Southgate disgusted.
Thomas Muller is adamant racism has never been a problem in Germany’s national team despite Mesut Ozil’s perceived persecution, with the Bayern Munich forward also having a pop at the ‘hypocritical’ media.
Fifa have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Russian Football Union following racist chants during their friendly with France.
Uefa has dropped a racism charge against Atalanta, leading to a furious response from Borussia Dortmund striker Michy Batshuayi.