ITALIAN clubs have penned an open letter to fans in an attempt to eradicate racism from football.
Serie A has been marred by racist incidents for years, with a spike in incidents this year.
Brescia forward Mario Balotelli was subjected to monkey chants at the start of the month when playing away against Hellas Veronas — he walked off the pitch after kicking the ball into the stands but returned to finish the match.
ROGER MCKENZIE argues that it was correct to ban the notorious Israeli side who were likely to cause trouble in Muslim areas of Birmingham, but asks, given the occupation and slaughter in Palestine, why any Israeli team is being hosted anywhere
JAMES NALTON writes on the bizarre Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal
Anti-discrimination charity says players may think twice about taking penalties in future



