Townsend hails Rose for speaking against racism

CRYSTAL PALACE winger Andros Townsend has hailed Tottenham Hotspur full-back Danny Rose’s bravery for speaking out against racism and urged more players to join calls for the game’s authorities to take more decisive action on racist abuse.

England international Rose said last week that he could not wait to leave football because he had had enough of racism in the game and was frustrated by the response of the authorities to the abuse. “Danny’s a very brave man for coming out, being so honest and speaking the truth. Obviously I sympathise with him; we all support him,” Townsend said.

“Luckily, so far, I haven’t experienced racism, but I know Danny has on more than one occasion. He’s experienced it with the England Under-21s and the seniors in Montenegro the other day. We need more players like Danny to come out, be honest and speak the truth, to say what they really feel.” |