Aimee Walker
Anton Ferdinand thinks that England should be banned from hosting any international tournaments, including the 2030 World Cup.
The ex-pro says the move would be a fitting punishment for the fans who racially abused Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, and Jadon Sancho after they missed their penalties against Italy in the Euro 2020 final.
He told the PA news agency: “Yes, there should be consequences, there definitely should be consequences.
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“That’s how people learn, but you’ve got to be willing to learn, that’s the problem. You’ve got to be willing to understand and be open-minded on what it is, especially when talking about the discrimination side of things.
“A lot of people who shout obscenities and things like that, they will never know what it’s like to be racially abused, racially profiled, but what they can do is try to understand it.”
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Elsewhere in the chat, Ferdinand had plenty of positive points to say about Gareth Southgate and the England players, who he described as having ‘team spirit’.
He said: “The camaraderie in this team is why we got to the final, along with the quality of players in the team that we’ve got of course.
“But the camaraderie, the team spirit shone through for me more than anything. That togetherness, it expanded out into the masses of the nation.
“That’s how powerful Gareth Southgate’s stance, and the way that he’s been dealing with these issues, that’s how powerful it’s been.”
Ferdinand added: “So if there’s anyone to model yourself on as a middle-aged white male, look at our leader of the FA in terms of our national team. Look at what he’s achieved by opening his mind and understanding different cultures.”
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