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Haringey did what England said they would, took a stand against racism

IT’S crazy that i have to write another column a week later about racism.

No-one was so foolish as to point fingers at Bulgaria for their fans’ behaviour and not acknowledge that Britain has a problem as well.

That what happened in Sofia to the English national team isn’t happening up and down the country, from the grassroots game to the professional, on a weekly basis.

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