By OkayGoal 
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior believes that players and managers who commit racism have no place in football.
Rosenior’s comments come in the wake of an incident of alleged racist abuse targeted at Vinicius Junior during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid and Benfica on Tuesday night.
Speaking ahead of the Blues’ Premier League clash with Burnley at Stamford Bridge this Saturday, the 41-year-old suggested that anyone found guilty of being racist should receive a lifetime ban, saying “they shouldn’t be in the game”.
Chelsea boss Rosenior calls for bans over racist behaviour
“It’s upsetting. Always, there needs to be context to it. What I will say, you can see any form of racism in society, not just football, is unacceptable. I cannot speak about an incident where an investigation is ongoing. I won’t speak about that incident. What I would say is when you see a player upset how Vinicius Jr was upset, normally they’re upset for a reason.
“I have been racially abused myself. I know people that have and what people need to understand is, when you are judged for something you should be proud of, it is the worst thing. If any player, any coach or any manager is found guilty of racism, they shouldn’t be in the game. It’s as simple as that.”
Asked what needs to change, Rosenior replied: “A lot of things, this is a very complex situation when you speak about race or gender. There are a lot of things that need to change in society.
“It sickens me to be honest. I think there’s a wider debate than football. I think there needs to be more accountability for these things that need to be stamped out.”
Rosenior continued: “There’s a lot of division. There’s a lot of people in the media who make prejudgements on people or how they behave or who they are based on their sexual orientation, what country they come from, what religion they are, what colour of skin they have.
“I think it’s a wider debate than just football. I think people should be held a lot more accountable than they are at the moment, in terms of social media, in terms of the press, to make sure that these things are stamped out because everybody should be judged equally based on the content of their character.”
“If any player or any coach is ever found guilty of racism, they shouldn’t be in the game. It’s as simple as that.”
Benfica manager Jose Mourinho suggested in his post-match comments that Vinicius Jr incited the crowd with his goal celebration.
Asked about the former Chelsea boss’s comments, Rosenior said: “Regardless of how a player celebrates, race should never come into it.
“I don’t know the context of the situation in which Jose said what he said, so I won’t make a judgement on it. I won’t make judgement until I get the facts.
“If any player or coach is ever found guilty of racism, they shouldn’t be in the game.”
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