Football Association general secretary Alex Horne believes players do have the right to
walk off the pitch, but only if previous attempts to draw the abuse to the attention of the referee have been ignored.
wre ab w UEFA, the governing body, has said players who
walk off ha in Ukraine and Poland in protest at racial abuse will be handed a yellow card.
Uefa, the governing body, has said players who
walk off the pitch during the tournament in Ukraine and Poland in protest at racial abuse will be handed a yellow card.
The Liverpool midfielder said: "I wouldn't encourage them to
walk off, but if they come to me with a complaint that they've been abused, I'll address it with the referee.
Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander also said our players should
walk off if they are racially abused.
"While one distracts the person with a newspaper or map over the screen, the other will press the buttons, wait for the notes to be dispensed, collect the money and
walk off.
This enabled Cleveland Search and Rescue Team to reach him while he was still able to
walk off under assistance.
Middlesbrough face conceding their Uefa Cup group match against Villarreal if they
walk off the pitch in reaction to racist chanting.
ENGLAND defender Rio Ferdinand would have been happy to
walk off the pitch and abandon Wednesday's friendly against Spain.
You need someone to tell you that you're about to
walk off a cliff.
Some others dance to the edge of the square and simply
walk off while still others wait at the sidelines for their turn to dive into these starbursts of constantly reconfiguring relationships.
Blatter responded to last week's protest by AC Milan midfielder Kevin Prince-Boateng by saying players should not
walk off the pitch, but that administrators should use harsh sanctions to deal with racism.