Chelsea ace Romelu Lukaku believes online racism needs to be ‘tackled’ more seriously
Speaking to CNN (h/t The Sun), Chelsea ace Romelu Lukaku has urged stronger action from players, employers, and all the clubs against acts of racism in football.
The 28-year-old became the most expensive signing in the history of the West London club earlier this summer, and he has certainly delivered on the pitch. However, things that are bothering Lukaku are off-the-pitch.
Race and colour discrimination is still prevalent in football, with fans often hurling comments at players. The most recent in England was when the likes of Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho, and Marcus Rashford were racially abused after missing their respective kicks in the penalty shootout against Italy at the Euros this summer.
The Premier League clubs often take a knee before the start of the games in order to send a message that they are against racism. Last weekend, however, Chelsea full-back Marcos Alonso refused to take the knee as he felt that the gesture was now losing its impact.
Romelu Lukaku has now come out and talked about the situation and has urged everybody from players to the owners of social media companies to take stronger action against racism. He told CNN (h/t The Sun):
“I think we can take stronger positions, basically. Yeah, we are taking the knee, but in the end, everybody’s clapping but… sometimes after the game, you see another insult.
“The captains of every team, and four or five players, like the big personalities of every team, should have a meeting with the CEOs of Instagram and governments and the FA and the PFA, and we should just sit around the table and have a big meeting about it…If you want to stop something, you can really do it.”
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The Belgian forward is determined to stop all kinds of discrimination in the sport, and perhaps, if somebody is listening to him, a big change could be brought about by higher authorities with specific rules & regulations in the future.