Footballer calls for racism clamp down as he and twin brother abused with vile slurs on pitch
dailyrecord.co.ukA Dumbarton footballer has called on the sport’s authorities to clamp down on racism after he and his twin brother were subjected to taunts and chants whilst playing.
Chris Jackson, 34, and brother Shane - who play for West of Scotland League side Irvine Victoria - say they have been targeted with sickening abuse twice in the last month while on the pitch.The brothers, who are half Filipino, allege that they have been subject to vile slurs from the terraces – and an opponent – in games against Lanark United and Port Glasgow.Irvine Vics have thanked Lanark for helping to eject a fan who shouted ‘black b*****d’ at Chris during a match on October 29.But Port Glasgow say they will “robustly defend” a player and fans as they believe the brothers account of abuse at their ground is “false and without foundation.”Chris, who played 66 games for the Vale of Leven across four seasons, said: “In the Lanark game there was an incident in the crowd after I made a tackle, and the management heard someone shout ‘black b*****d’ at me.“I didn’t hear it because I was running back to my position.“One of my coaches thought he heard that, but wasn’t sure, so he looked round at the fan and he said it again.
Then it all kicked off.“That incident was handled properly because the referee heard it as well. We got the fan escorted out, the Lanark committee members made sure of that, and the ref wasn’t going to resume the game unless he had left.“It was handled perfectly and in the right way.
But the following week against Port Glasgow was far worse.“There was an incident with one of their players, who called me ‘an Oompa-Loompa - and started saying ‘I don’t understand a word you’re saying’ and stuff like that.“Then it nearly kicked off with the
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