Football Quote by Gary Lineker

When you talk about kicking racism out of football, people automatically assume you are talking about on the terraces and on the football field.…

— John Barnes

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

People think racist abuse stops on the football pitch, but that's just the beginning. When you go home, you are still confronted with it.…

— Edgar Davids

Racism has been in football since football started, it's never going away, it's never got better. It's just noticed more because everything is on…

— Andre Gray

Sometimes, the fact that you're a footballer makes you think that racism can't happen to you because you bring that passion and you express…

— Samuel Eto'o

It's unacceptable, not just in football or sport, but in society. It needs to be kicked out. It needs to stop and be shown…

— Scott Sinclair

I don't differentiate between racism in football to racism in life so, therefore, as a football manager I knew that I would get racist…

— John Barnes

Racism can be stopped in football stadiums but it all depends on what the FA and UEFA want to do about it.

— Michail Antonio

Racism is felt the most definitely in grassroots football.

— Vincent Kompany

I struggle with the racist issue in football because as a player I don't see it. That's not because I've got my head in…

— David James

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

— Neil Warnock

Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football.

— Sepp Blatter