'Sack players for racist abuse,' says PFA

Thursday 24 May 2012 15:44 EDT

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The Professional Footballers' Association is pushing to make racist abuse a sackable offence for players next season.

The PFA chief executive, Gordon Taylor, wants to see changes made to every Premier League and Football League player's contract: "If any player is guilty of racist abuse, the club and the player need to be aware that could be a solid reason for terminating the contract."

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