"We commend Raheem for his professionalism during the incident and the statement he made via Instagram on Sunday," the PFA said in a statement. "We stand with him in calling for the press to consider the coverage of all footballers carefully, and to end their imbalanced coverage aimed at young, black players. As such, these stories are fuelling racism within the game, as reports of racist abuse continue to rise. Of the 520 reported incidents, 53 percent were racism related. "It's a very long-term process, we're talking about hundreds of years of indoctrination ensuring that there are certain groups of people who are more worthy than others."

Source: Egypt Today December 10, 2018 12:00 UTC