Liverpool still have to deal with unresolved questions arising from the Luis Suarez affair, according to a leading anti-racism campaigner.
Piara Powar, executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe, suggested Liverpool must look again at how they manage their players.
However, he welcomed the apologies issued by the player, manager Kenny Dalglish and managing director Ian Ayre in the wake of the furore after Suarez refused on Saturday to shake hands with Patrice Evra, the man he was found guilty of racially abusing.
Powar said: "It's certainly taken quite a long time for Liverpool to shift into gear and really give us the three-barrelled apologies, if you like. It has been surprising the way they've handled it and I'm not surprised at all that finally their American owners have realised they need to step in.
"I think there are still some unresolved questions Liverpool need to look at. There's still some lessons for the rest of us that we need to consider in the coming weeks, but it's not too late, it's never too late to say sorry.
"I think it shows British football has a lot to do really. There's a number of questions that have struck us and one of those is clubs need to stop paying lip service and really take some of these social issues seriously. And they (Liverpool) need to think about how they manage star players."
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Piara Powar, who pays this pricks wages
what a t'at
NOBODY had heard of this racist black until the Suarez affair and now pages like this and other media quote the bigotted idiot Stop writing about what the fool talks about NOBODY IS INTERESTED.
Richard @ 23. I agree with many points of your augment sir, well put. Do you think though now it would be nice if we all got back to talking about football and drop this argument? I know it won't go away and we won't be allowed to forget it and put it behind us but it's starting to sound like a stuck record.
Richard @ 23. I agree with many points of your augment sir, well put.
United NOT the FA punished Cantona and banned him themselves for 8 Months before the FA took action. Now, look at what Liverpool did......supported a racist and got t-shirts printed. Lets continue to compare shall we? PLEASE!!!!
Oh Dear......not another "gobby foreigener" telling us what we should think.The last time this happened was some foreigner from Uraguay trying to make out that "negro" really meant the colour "black" in his lingo.......this tripe is starting to sound like a load of old coconuts
Do you know what is another form of racism? When you use legal technicalities in your own private kangeroo court that a real court of law would dismiss. It's racism when you attack someone who is of mixed-race African-European himself just because he looks more European and it causes more public scandal that you can profit from by depicting the racial stereotype that all Europeans are naturally racist against Africans. It's racist when a black person infers on TV that he was repeatedly called 'the' most offensive racist term possible, when millions of people watched him have a tit for tat argument with a younger footballer out pacing him, and it was even established in the phoney kangeroo court that Suarez hadn't repeatedly used 'that' offensive term, not even once. Both Evra and Ferguson have disgracfully manipulated a nothing argument to undermine a rival, and sullied the fight against genuine racism by giving real racists ammunition that all racial incidents get amorally taken out-of-context. Daglish and Liverpool had every right to defend their player, and if you was of African-European heritage, would you want to shake the hand of the guy that has had you publicly branded a white European racist? If Powar had any guts he would have stood up Suarez and Liverpool instead of advocating the racial stereotype that all Europeans hate Africans. Meanwhile John Terry plays a full season and for the England team this Summer having been caught on tape being racist. Go figure!
Why liverpools playerS??? what the hell is this idiot on about???
Queen Kenny is not doing his job properly then lol
It would be interesting to know why this guy Powar comes out and criticizes Liverpool when club's fans in Spain, Italy, Czec Rep, Poland and Russia are without doubt the worst for racial abuse, where was Powars comments when Luis Aragones called Henry (almost the same word Suarez is alledged to have said) and received a paltry 2k fine and no ban??? I'd also like to point out he's a member of the Chelsea F.c foundation hhhmmmm what next?? the Chief exec of a club being on the F.A board???.....oh wait....
The FA couldve avoided all this gibberish long time ago. Or was that not in their negotiations with 'Sir' Ferguson?
Pathetically obvious corruption on the FAs behalf...
Way too many manipulated reports by media...
Not enough actual Football news!
we have had one incident in god knows how many years with players and all of a sudden this idiot is implying their is a crisis with palyers, just go away you stupid do gooder.
powar why dont you just fu.koff stupid cu.t no one cares what you got to say di.khead
Why isn't this prat doing something about racism in other country's that's far worse than here?
Just trying to make himself look good when he has been very inefectual elswhere.
here we go some idiot jumping on the bandwagon.
Negrita is what my latina wife calls our grey/black cat. The comparison must be infuriating to a footballer. Hence the 8 game suspension.
Here come the PC Police. Tell this little politician to find an actual racist case. This was two little girls calling each other names and one went over the line. Then, this weekend, they acted like spoiled brats again. Evra is not free of guilt in all this. Both are rich little prats. Suarez did the correct thing and has apologized. Now sit back and watch whether he behaves with the professionalism that is required of someone representing the millions of Liverpuddle fans there are in the world.
Yep your all right Suarez said those bad words, Negrito etc and yeah maybe he should of shaked evras hand, but he didnt, however Mr Ferguson, does need to remember Eric Cantona, he never said Cantona shouldnt play for
United again, after he Kung Fu kicked himslelf into the crowd down at Selhurst, now that could of started at riot !!
john g: No! I wouldn't. I (unlike many) don't want to insult the dead and hear people dishonor them. Never your fault......ever! Sickening. You know EXACTLY what your fan's did and why your fan's got the whole of English football banned.
Every single thing that has ever been negative or tragic about Liverpool FC fan's or players has EVER been their fault in your fan's eyes or ever will be. It's ALWAYS someone else's fault or someone else to blame.
Sorry if the truth hurts but it is the truth and your history proves that. Doesn't it?
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