Former Italy manager Arrigo Sacchi has said that there are “too many players of colour” in Italian youth teams.

Speaking at an awards ceremony on Monday night in Italy, Sacchi made his feelings clear regarding the current set-up of Italian football and in particular the number of foreign players earning a living in the country.

Sacchi, who also managed AC Milan and Real Madrid, was quoted by Italian media saying: “I’m not racist and my history as a coach shows that but watching at the Viareggio Cup (a youth football tournament held in Tuscany) makes me think there are too many players of colour.