DELE ALLI claims the Kick It Out campaign is not doing enough to tackle racism in football.
The Tottenham playmaker called for “more action” from authorities to rid the sport of racist behaviour from fans.
Dele Alli claims the Kick It Out campaign is not doing enough to tackle racism in footballCredit: AP:Associated Press
Kick It Out, the anti- discrimination group, has run a high-profile initiative over the past 26 years.
It is often seen at Prem grounds in the form of banners or T-shirts.
Yet there have been several incidents this season where footballers have suffered vile abuse on the pitch — or via social media.
And Dele, 23, told the OTRO YouTube channel: “With the whole racism issue in football, it definitely goes through ups and downs.
“But it’s always there and I feel like every time it gets brought to light, it escalates again.
“With the banners, I can see what they are trying to do. But it’s not really changed anything.
“I feel like more action needs to happen to actually kick it out.”
When it comes to VAR, Dele goes into today’s clash with Manchester City having already benefited from the technology.
Yet like most footballers, he is still coming to terms with the system.
The Spurs ace added: “I like it, but don’t like it at the same time.
“You don’t want to be embarrassed going over the top with your goal celebration — and then VAR rules it out. So it’s just confusing.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
