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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

Anton Ferdinand speaks out after West Ham players walked off pitch over racist slur

Anton Ferdinand has admitted that more needs to be done to tackle racism after Frank Nouble was subject to vile abuse at the The Soccer Tournament.

The West Ham team walked off the pitch after a Dallas United player allegedly used the N-word towards Nouble, who confronted the opponent. It was a collective decision from the Hammers squad as they decided to take action and no longer play against the American outfit.

Dallas United subsequently withdrew from the tournament and Ferdinand, who was part of the side, has since hailed the authorities for how they have dealt with such a matter. He admitted that this should be a learning curve for other competitions and how to deal with racism and issues that lead to it.

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