Fabio Capello thinks it should be 'impossible' for fans found guilty of racism to attend football matches
Tuesday 18 February 2020 08:27, UK
Former England manager Fabio Capello says fans who are found guilty of racially abusing players must be handed life bans from football stadiums.
Capello was speaking in the wake of a disturbing incident in Portugal on Sunday - when Porto forward Moussa Marega walked off the pitch after allegedly being racially abused by opposing fans.
And there have also been a number of high profile incidents of alleged racist abuse in Capello's native Italy this season.
Capello, who is no longer coaching after a trophy-laden career, thinks current punishments are not a sufficient deterrent.
Asked what could be done to tackle the problem of racism, he said: "Some fans go to the pitch for this, go to the stadium for this - they like to do this.
"These fans need to be outside the football, outside the stadium, for life - not for two, three games.
"I read someone in Italy [was banned] for four years - no, for life
"It is impossible for these people to go to the stadium."
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