Football has central role in tackling racism in society, says Chris PaourosFootball has a golden opportunity to take the lead in fighting against racism in society, according to Football Association inclusion and advisory board member Chris Paouros. "You only have to look at some of the work that the Football Supporters' Association and Kick It Out do together with the Fans for Diversity campaign." 1:24 Jose Mourinho says football and society need help to tackle the problem of racism and discrimination Jose Mourinho says football and society need help to tackle the problem of racism and discriminationAsked why football fans feel more comfortable reporting incidences of racism, Paouros said: "We have got the mechanisms to do it now. [A lot of] stewards are also now trained in anti-discrimination so football is working hard to do this. "But we have to realise that there is structural racism in this country and unpicking it means football doing its job as well.

Source: Sky sports February 01, 2020 14:37 UTC