Punish players for talking behind hands urges Seedorf after race row


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 14 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group F - Cameroon v Ghana - Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt - June 29, 2019 Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

(Reuters) - Players should be sanctioned if they cover their mouths while speaking to an opponent or the referee, former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf said on Wednesday.

Seedorf was talking to an online European Council hearing on racism at sports events and his comments come after a recent incident in a Europa League match between Scottish club Rangers and Slavia Prague.

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