Gary Neville has reiterated the call for direct action against racism by players walking off the pitch – and admitted he was “ashamed” not to have done so in support of former team-mate Ashley Cole. "We have to empower the players to walk off the pitch and stop the entertainment while it's happening." The Super Sunday panel discuss the incident of alleged racism in the second half of Tottenham vs Chelsea. “Ashley was abused at the Bernabeu in a game I played in and probably did not give it a moment’s thought really,” Neville said. “Maybe we have to empower the players to walk off the pitch and stop the entertainment while it is happening.

Source: Express December 22, 2019 19:56 UTC