Abuse Quote by Chris Hughton

I was brought up in a football environment where we saw a lot of racism - whether it was abuse from other players or…

— Chris Hughton

When I started at Portsmouth in 1974 there was a strong National Front element in the crowd and they would abuse me even though…

— Chris Kamara

I had to deal with it so often, I found ways of making a point against racism. When I played against Real Zaragoza, they…

— Samuel Eto'o

I suffered racial abuse in Lithuania, and in two games the fans were making monkey noises and throwing coins at me.

— Paulinho

The first time I went to Old Trafford, I was hoping for some light soccer hooliganism, but even the fans in the stand were…

— Brian Quinn

When I was a kid, it was very common to go places and get racially abused, starting from age six all the way up…

— Vincent Kompany

Growing up in New Orleans, I was always the only black kid, or one of two, on the school soccer team. While I was…

— Clint Smith

At Newcastle, I had a team at the bottom of the table with a crowd that was very angry at what had gone on…

— Alan Pardew

Those days were very tough. All my teammates are white, and it was a different time. I couldn't go out to eat with the…

— Juan Marichal

Personally I have not encountered racism at matches, or in clubs I have worked in, for many years.

— Neil Warnock

When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the…

— Ruud Gullit

I remember playing at Old Trafford, and the way to the dugout was always nice. It was never like in other stadiums.

— Jose Mourinho