{{Millwall are “appalled” by footage showing their supporters aiming racial abuse at Leeds striker El Hadji Diouf.}}<\/p>\n
The pictures, showing Senegal international Diouf being abused during a game at The Den on 18 November, appeared on Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n
“Like all Millwall fans and football fans generally, we’re appalled by the footage we’ve seen,” said Lions chief executive Andy Ambler.<\/p>\n
“Clearly that behaviour is unacceptable in any football ground in the country.”<\/p>\n
Ambler added: “Sadly racism exists in our society and certain individuals want to bring it into football grounds. It’s down to us in football do to more.<\/p>\n
“That day against Leeds obviously there was an allegation of abuse made online initially. We investigated it straight away.<\/p>\n
“We interviewed stewards, police, players, we looked at the TV footage too as it was live on Sky.<\/p>\n
“After speaking to the player [Diouf] who had the alleged abuse at him during the day, he said that he heard no abuse so that was basically at that point the end of the investigation – although we’re going to open it again now.”<\/p>\n
Bolton and England Under-21 striker Marvin Sordell also previously made allegations of racial abuse towards Millwall’s fans.<\/p>\n
After doing so, a banner further abusing the 21-year-old was displayed at The Den and a 13-year-old boy was banned from the ground.<\/p>\n
Football Association chairman David Bernstein told the Sky Sports special report he is treating allegations with the utmost importance.
\n“These issues bother me intensely,” he said.<\/p>\n
“They have become top of my agenda in terms of moving these things on and combating these things.<\/p>\n
“The awareness of it could not be higher.”<\/p>\n
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