Football’s fight against racism on social media - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

Emma Saunders is joined by former England and Chelsea forward Lianne Sanderson, former Leeds and Leicester midfielder Alex Bruce and Ben Haines from 90min to discuss what more needs to be done to tackle racism in football.

As Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford was the latest player to be subjected to racist abuse on social media this weekend after a series of incidents, the panel speak about what needs to be done to stop it and Lianne and Alex share their own experiences of being abused online.

After another busy weekend of Premier League action, the team dissect Tottenham’s shock 1-0 defeat to Brighton and debate why Gareth Bale’s return to Spurs hasn’t quite happened and why Mourinho didn’t start a recognised striker in Carlos Vinicius.

We hear from Leeds striker Patrick Bamford who proved he is a ‘selfless striker’ in their victory over Leicester and discuss what went wrong for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

Is Mo Salah really back? That’s the question we ask after Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over West Ham – keeping their title hopes alive.

And Alex gives us an insight into the Newcastle camp after his dad Steve Bruce saw his team run out 2-0 winners over Everton on Saturday.




Topics:

2.00 – Chat on the incidents of racist abuse against several footballers on social media over the weekend

6.00 – Lianne opens up about abuse she has suffered on social media

8.00 – Alex talks about how he’s experienced online abuse

15.00 – Chat on how Spurs looked lost without injured Harry Kane

19.30 – Why Gareth Bale’s return hasn’t been a dream homecoming

23.00 – Chat on why Carlos Vinicius didn’t start the match

25.30 – Where did Leicester go wrong against Leeds

28.00 – Interview with Patrick Bamford

30.00 – Bamford being ‘selfless’ and is he England material?

32.00 – Alex on his childhood friend Kasper Schmeichel

36.00 – Is Salah back?

38.30 – The importance of Henderson

42.00 – Alex gives us insight on the Newcastle camp

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