England soccer team manager Gareth Southgate says the "idealistic" response from players who are racially abused at the FIFA World Cup would be to walk off the pitch ‑ but he does not think they would.

England’s defender Danny Rose has said he is "numb" to racial abuse and has "no faith" in the football authorities' "justice system".

The 27‑year‑old has told his family not to travel to Russia this summer.

Asked what his reaction would be if his players are subjected to racism, Southgate who is a former England international added  that in an idealistic world, people would say to walk off the pitch but that means they would be thrown out of the tournament, which many people would agree with.

Southgate says he does not think the players would want that because they have worked all their lives to play at a World Cup.

The Russian Football Union was recently fined £22,000 for racist chanting by fans during a friendly against France in March.

England will face Tunisia at 6am on the 19th of this month in their first group match of the FIFA World Cup.

Russia will take on Saudi Arabia at 3am next Friday in the opening match.

Source: BBC Sports

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