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image source via the telegraph: Royston Drenthe, Everton's on-loan midfielder has revealed that Barcelona striker Lionel Messi racially abused him he played for Real Madrid. In an interview with a Dutch website the midfielder says, "I played against him many times and we always have problems with each other." "You know what bothers me so? ...

So here's how the story goes. Earlier this season, former Newcastle man Emre Belozoglu admitted to "maybe being a little bit racist" and was found guilty and banned for two matches for dropping a "dirty N-bomb" on former Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora. According to Emre, "In the heat of the moment in matches, you say bad things to one ...

via Guardian A law student who bombarded the football commentator Stan Collymore with racist tweets has been sentenced to two years' community service and ordered to pay £150 legal costs. Joshua Cryer had initially claimed that his Twitter account had been hacked, but was spared jail after pleading guilty to the offence. The 21-year-old ...

via Guardian Uefa is awaiting the official report from Manchester City's Europa League victory at Porto before deciding whether to act on the club's complaint that Mario Balotelli was racially abused by a section of the home support. The Uefa match delegate, Joti Chatzialexiou, has to file his account within 48 hours of the game, meaning the ...

image source via the telegraph: “Anton is my little brother,” he said. “We have grown up together and I looked after him when we were kids. "If something is going to affect him and hurt him, I am always there as a shoulder to lean on. In moments like this, when things are so public and you can’t really say anything, it can be ...

via Guardian Police are investigating reports that the Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi has become the target of racist abuse on Facebook. The club's officials contacted Northumbria police after the 30-year-old was alleged to have been the focus of abusive comments on the site, which have since been deleted. A Newcastle spokeswoman ...

via Chelsea Chelsea Football Club is concerned to hear that a small number of fans travelling back by train from Norwich were alleged to be involved in racist chants and comment. We are working to help the relevant authorities identify those responsible and will take the strongest possible action should these allegations prove to be true. The ...

via ESPN Edgar Davids has hit out at fellow Ajax supervisory board member Johan Cruyff for his failure to apologise for an alleged racist remark. The issue has dominated in Holland over the past week, with Davids reiterating his criticism of Cruyff in a television interview. Cruyff is alleged to have told the former Barcelona and AC Milan ...