Football Quote by John Barnes

If every racist who came to football was silenced, football stadiums would still be full of racists. Racism is everywhere in our society, it…

— 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

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

I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the heat of…

— Gary Lineker

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

When we talk about racists, first, racists still exist on this earth. They're in Europe and in Austria and Germany where we play, in…

— David Alaba

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

If you come out with racist comments, then I believe you shouldn't be allowed to come to a football match. Don't be so narrow…

— Rio Ferdinand

Before we are footballers or fans, we are ordinary members of society. We are doctors, lawyers, milkmen, postmen, unemployed people, students... So why are…

— John Barnes

I think we should not accept and tolerate racism anywhere, in any game, whether it's a friendly game or a World Cup final, or…

— Kevin-Prince Boateng

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