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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Chelsea’s Rosenior calls for life bans from football for those found guilty of racism

Liam Rosenior on the touchline during Chelsea’s FA Cup tie at Hull
Liam Rosenior, the Chelsea head coach, said: ‘Any form of racism in society, let alone football, is unacceptable.’ Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

Liam Rosenior has called for players and coaches found guilty of racism to be banned from football for life and said experiencing abuse on a football pitch “is the worst feeling you can ever possibly imagine”.

The Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior left the pitch after alleging that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him during their Champions League match on Tuesday. Prestianni has denied racist abuse and Benfica have said he was a “victim” of a “smear campaign”. The Argentinian faces a 10-game ban if found guilty by Uefa.

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