Education needed to stamp out racism in football, says England coach
Gareth Southgate says chanting by Montenegro supporters marred win in Euro 2020 qualifier
London — Gareth Southgate has called for education to stamp out racism in football as European governing body Uefa opened disciplinary proceedings against Montenegro following abuse aimed at black England players during his side’s 5-1 Euro 2020 qualifier win in Podgorica on Monday. Raheem Sterling celebrated the fifth goal on Monday by cupping his ears towards the home fans as a sign of defiance, while Callum Hudson-Odoi said he and Danny Rose heard monkey noises aimed at them. “Sanctions are worthless if there is nothing alongside that to help educate people,” said England coach Southgate. “My kids don’t think for one minute about where people are born, what language they speak, what colour they are. There’s an innocence about young people that is only influenced by older people. So we have to make sure that the education is right for everybody. “In our country, [it’s] the same. I’ve said this before, I’m not sitting here just criticising what’s happened tonight because in our coun...
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