Coventry City's Kasey Palmer was subjected to racist abuse by fans during a match, leading the club to condemn the 'abhorrent and wholly unacceptable behaviour.' The incident has sparked a police investigation. Troy Townsend of the anti-racism organization emphasized the need for stronger action against racism in football. Coventry City's Chairman, Doug King, expressed the urgency to eradicate racism from football and indicated support for players walking off the pitch in response to such abuse. The Professional Footballers Association chair echoed the sentiment that authorities are not doing enough to combat racism in football.
Players think not enough's being done by football's authorities to tackle racism, according to the head of the Professional Footballers Association, after the Sky Blues' Kasey Palmer was targeted. Tap to read: https://t.co/bneZCOq0bz
Players do not believe authorities do enough to tackle racism, says PFA chair https://t.co/TNNSiiUsgf
Coventry City Owner Doug King, says we need to stamp out racism in football and would support his players walking off the pitch. https://t.co/KNlyN2pHdQ https://t.co/o5yyuk9MvU
Coventry City Owner Doug King, says we need to stamp out racism in football. https://t.co/aNPVHFqYth
Doug King, Chairman and Owner of @Coventry_City will be on BBC CWR with @flupton after 8am. Tune in https://t.co/hiajfuHYfF https://t.co/zjDSUMTY8B
Doug King, Chairman and Owner of @Coventry_City will be on BBC CWR with @flupton Monday morning after 8am. Tune in https://t.co/GnlKer65oU https://t.co/WBNDflNLka
Doug King, Chairman and Owner of @Coventry_City will be on BBC CWR with @flupton tomorrow morning after 8am. Tune in https://t.co/iCenoOtLYp https://t.co/Mp0rjUYUq4
Doug King, Chairman and Owner of @Coventry_City will be on BBC CWR with @flupton tomorrow morning after 8am. Here he is celebrating with fans on the way home from Saturday's match. https://t.co/XITsS4HQtJ https://t.co/TSXsKX7LsW
Police launch investigation into racist abuse of Coventry City player at Hillsborough https://t.co/nFMrUwJyp4
"We need stronger language in this fight against racism, this fight that has been going on for far too long and has been allowed to flourish" Troy Townsend speaks to Sky News after racist abuse was aimed at AC Milan and Coventry City players on Saturday https://t.co/Llvj86xjL8 https://t.co/qyeacrMQBi
The club say they are appalled by the 'abhorrent and wholly unacceptable behaviour' of fans who made racist gestures to Coventry City's Kasey Palmer https://t.co/nhFLvNumd8