'Grassroots football is still very, very racist,' says Sporting Bengal's Foysal Ali"I've been called a P***. "Grassroots football is still very, very racist and is designed to work against ethnic minorities, particularly British Asians," said Ali. For his team mate, Rokhib Choudhury, 23, racism in football is getting worse. According to Tajean Hutton, grassroots manager for equality campaign body Kick It Out, racism targeted at Asian players is often overlooked. Hutton said: "Often when people talk about racism in football, the abuse aimed at black people is brought up as an example only.

Source: BBC April 24, 2019 14:37 UTC