Rio Ferdinand has criticised Prime Minister David Cameron's reaction to the racist abuse suffered by England Under 21's in Serbia on Tuesday night.
An 'appalled' Cameron was among those to condemn the behaviour of Serbian fans who could be heard directing monkey chants toward Danny Rose and other black England players.
But Ferdinand - whose brother Anton was at the centre of the race storm that saw John Terry banned by the FA for eight games but cleared of any wrongdoing by British courts - used Twitter to state his view that the country must get its own house in order before criticising other nations.
Has our prime minister just spoken on this U21 saga? Get our own house in order 1st on this issue b4 we start taking the moral high ground,' the Manchester United defender tweeted.
'Many people are now speaking up....as its not in our country or anyone from our country they feel free to speak up.... #P**Bags'
A No 10 spokesman had earlier said: 'He (Cameron) was appalled by the scenes that we have seen in Serbia.
'We are determined to stamp out racism internationally and at home and we are giving our full backing to the FA's complaint on this issue.
'Clearly it is for UEFA to investigate this issue but we would expect tough sanctions. If we are going to stamp out racism from football, then it is no good giving derisory fines, as have been handed out in the past.
'It is not good enough to say that people should shake hands and forget about it.'
Ferdinand, who has been frozen out of the England set-up by new manager Roy Hodgson, also criticised UEFA's stance on racism.
'Let's see if UEFA are serious or will they just treat this U21 incident as a minor....as they have before with their laughable punishments..,' Ferdinand added.
'The only way to start stopping racism + violence in stadiums is by giving BIG bans for countries/players...fines mean nothing...
'The bans to date have been tepid at best....token gestures...a marker has not been put down so the there is no real deterrent... #FixUp'.
Most of these man cant discuss it in their own home because they married to beckys anyway, So how can they have the balls to stand there ground in the real world . But that was a debate we already had before.
I dont think the team as a whole care about the issue as such. Swear I saw walker skinning his teeth while watching the clip back yesterday on itv..
And as rio said: Clear this backyard before pointing fingers. I don't think the FIFA officials will do much other than a fine.
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O Fenomeno
I don't really rate Rio no more
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Kompressor
He's right though,
John Terry got 4 games,
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The u-21's are managed by Stuart f*ck*ng Pearce.
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O Fenomeno
Yeah in this instance he is right
But I am talking about in General
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Afroman
Nah Rating for that..
Some real talk
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TF S4DK
Lol.
Here we go...
Black Europeans don't, as some don't care and some are told not too.
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Young Spray
If Black players do this the racist have won.
It needs to be handled by the authorities to administer serious penalties, simple as that.
Bans from Europe, dropped points etc not £20,000 fines.
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TF S4DK
Yes, but the authorities don't care.
So there is an argument where you have to take a stand/take control of your own house.
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Most of these man cant discuss it in their own home because they married to beckys anyway, So how can they have the balls to stand there ground in the real world . But that was a debate we already had before.
I dont think the team as a whole care about the issue as such. Swear I saw walker skinning his teeth while watching the clip back yesterday on itv..
And as rio said: Clear this backyard before pointing fingers. I don't think the FIFA officials will do much other than a fine.
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