Danny Rose ‘can’t wait to see the back’ of football because of racism

• ‘I’ve five or six more years left … I just want to get out of it’
• Spurs and England defender critical of authorities’ response

Danny Rose has revealed he cannot wait to walk away from football because he is so disgusted by the racism that blights the game – and the response of the authorities to it.

The Tottenham left-back was racially abused on England duty last week during the 5-1 Euro 2020 qualifying win against Montenegro in Podgorica. The 28-year-old was subjected to monkey chants from the stands in the first half and he heard them even more loudly at the end of the game after he was booked for a foul. Rose’s teammates Raheem Sterling and Callum Hudson-Odoi also had racist abuse directed at them.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2uN7Na8