Play on in the face of racist abuse: Parker

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LONDON: Former England defender Paul Parker believes “too many good men” have “stood their ground” in the face of racial abuse to see players now deciding to walk off the pitch. Following recent high-profile incidents, there have been calls for direct action.England players, including Danny Rose and Callum Hudson-Odoi, had monkey chants directed at them during the Euro 2020 qualifier away to Montenegro, while earlier this week Juventus forward Moise Kean was racially abused by Cagliari supporters.Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling, who made his own stand of defiance after scoring in the 5-1 victory in Podgorica, branded criticism of Kean laughable. He faced down his taunters from a section of home supporters when celebrating a late second goal in front of them, his arms spread wide. Parker, 55, came through the ranks at Fulham in the early 1980s, before going on to play for QPR and in 1991 moved to Manchester United, where he won the Premier League twice. The right-back, part of England’s side which reached the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, believes current players should look to follow the examples of previous generations when it comes to tackling discrimination head on.Parker, who is set to take on the challenge of the Football to Amsterdam 2019 cycle ride in aid of Prostate Cancer UK, feels players can do all the talking they need on the pitch. “At the end of the day, the best way to affect those people is to stand out there and do your job even better.”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/com/cwEr/~4/0yGYTtE1EGY

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