SOL OPENS UP ON FOOTBALL RACISM STORM
CARDIFF City defender Sol Bamba says he would have reacted had he been in the crowd to witness the alleged racist abuse a Chelsea fan hurled at Man City star Raheem Sterling.
Television cameras captured Colin Wing, 60, screaming at Sterling during Chelsea’s 2-0 Premier League win over the reigning champions on Saturday night.
Wing has since revealed he has lost his job and his season ticket at Chelsea as a result of the incident, although – despite apologising to England international Sterling – he denies racially abusing the Man City star.
And Bamba admits the racism storm at Stamford Bridge has been a hot topic of discussion in the Cardiff City dressing room, adding that he would have stepped in had he been in the stands and witnessed the type of abuse Sterling suffered.
“In the dressing room, we’ve been talking about it,” Bamba told The Debate podcast.
“It’s a serious issue we need to address.
“Hopefully it won’t just be the topic of the day or the week. We’ve got an important job as current players because we’ve got a voice.
“Unfortunately with Raheem Sterling, because fans pay high prices to watch games, they think they have got the right to abuse a player and that’s a big problem.
“If I was in the crowd seeing that, I would react. I would 100 per cent react.
“I can’t be sitting here watching a football game and seeing someone being abused in that manner and saying nothing, regardless if he’s black or not.
“That reflects the society we’re in