Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who had been a victim of racial abuses by English Captain John Terry last year, has now refused to join the Kick It Out campaign by not wearing T-shirt along with two of his QPR team-mates. His racial abuse case against Terry concluded just in last week and where he has been imposed with a £220,000 fine and a four matches’ suspension. His decision to boycott wearing the t shirts came within 24 hours of Rio Ferdinand’s, his brother, decision to boycott the support of Kick It Out anti racial campaign here at Loftus Road. During Kick It Out campaign, all premier league players are asked to wear a t-shirt bearing an anti-racial massage: “one game, one community” during each of their pre-game training session to withdraw the attention towards the biggest evil of soccer. Moreover, according to Rio and his brother, Ferdinand’s racial abuser Terry should have been punished little more harshly rather imposing a moderate fine, and that’s why they are … [Read more...]
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