Abuse Quote by John Barnes

Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's…

— Gary Lineker

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

— Michail Antonio

As much as footballers want to talk about how terrible it is for them, look at what's happening in the black community of kids…

— John Barnes

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

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

Football can do nothing about getting rid of racism. Society can.

— John Barnes

You can get racially abused 10 times before you even reach the football stadium. If you've been confronted every day with something like that,…

— Edgar Davids

The opportunities for black cultures need to change and we need to get more culture in higher positions in football, because I think the…

— Andre Gray

For too long now, European football authorities have not taken the problem of racism in the game seriously and refuse to acknowledge how widespread…

— Rio Ferdinand

A lot of different races and nationalities play football, so it is a good way to try and stop racism.

— Thierry Henry

“When there is more concern for white sports fans in the vicinity of a riot than the black people facing off with police, there…

— Cindy Milstein

Even now, as a footballer I've experienced many types of racism. Whether that's abuse on the field or from the crowd, it's never easy…

— Troy Deeney