Former Old Trafford hero wants more from footballing bodies.
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has pointed the finger at ‘those with power’ in football for growing complacent over racism in the modern game.
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Taking to Twitter to speak out on the incident in Paris involving Chelsea fans this week, Ferdinand asked if more could be done to wipe racism out of the game completely after a marked improvement from a few decades ago.
1.The racist scene on the metro with the Chelsea fans-disgraceful behaviour obviously. But can football change this? Does it have the power?
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) February 19, 2015
2.Does football want to change this? Do the people in the game that hold the power really want to put the hard yards in to eradicate racism? — Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) February 19, 2015
3.football has come a long way since the 70’s & 80’s but are we all guilty of becoming a bit complacent ??
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) February 19, 2015
4.Football has done a lot over the years to combat racism..but society has to do more to make change or is there too much hatred in society?
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) February 19, 2015
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