Ex – Super Eagles defender , Ifeanyi Udeze , says he turned into once a sufferer of soccer racism even as in Europe and insists the scourge will no longer stop.
Udeze , who performed maximum of his career in Greece with Kavala , PAOK and AEK Athens , said he turned into close to a combat with the fanatics after he turned into racially abused .
“The maximum shocking aspect for me in football turned into the day I faced racism in Greece . They were pelting me with cash and bananas and I turned into genuinely angry. The referee had to halt the game . I pulled my jersey and I nearly fought the fans . Any time I remember that day , I sense sad , ” Udeze , who also played for West Brom within the English Premier League , stated .
The former left- back added , “ Racism will still remain no matter what human beings do . Nothing can be finished to take racism out of soccer . As lengthy as you walk on the streets as a coloured person and you ’ re still racially abused , then you ’ ll be racially abused at the pitch and on occasion via your teammates . So , it will be very tough to take racism out of football , ”
Players within the English Premier League replaced their names with the inscription ‘ Black Lives Matter’ at the resumption of the league , a stand taken by means of the FA in opposition to racism .