Sports minister calls for new racist incidents in football

Football leaders have been called to Westminister to explain their inability to fight racism in football.

Representatives from the FA, Premier League, Football League, player agents and anti-discrimination groups such as Stonewall and Kick It Out will be invited to a meeting at the end of the month.

It comes after a series of incidents that have upset the game this season, the most prominent being the Manchester City star and England's Raheem Sterling manhandled by Chelsea supporters and a banana peel thrown against Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the North derby of London.

Sports Minister Mims Davies said, "Together, we need to find a way to solve this problem.

"They use football to hide discriminatory, and often criminal, behavior. They are not welcome in our stadiums.

During Millwall's win against Everton in the FA Cup last month, some of the championship's fans were surprised by singing movies: "I'd rather be P ** i than Scouse!"

Davies also intends to talk to players, supporters groups and coaches about their experiences of discriminatory football abuse and to determine what steps can be taken to eliminate them.

"Football touches all communities in the country and can play an important role in promoting the values ​​we want to integrate into today 's society," Davies said.

"But we will not stay tuned to watch people threaten these values ​​with nasty acts of hate.

"Zero tolerance only means that. We can not allow the minority to spoil it for the majority of us who love sport. "

In December, the Premier League called on supporters to be "positive and respectful" following allegations of racism and abuse.

Chelsea reacted to the offensive songs about Tottenham fans sung in the Blues Europa League draw with MOL Vidi in Budapest saying it "shamed the club".