The lack of diversity in football organisations is part of the problem in tackling racism, says former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.

The Belgian was speaking in the wake of compatriot Romelu Lukaku being racially abused by Cagliari fans while playing for Inter Milan at the weekend.

Lukaku said the abuse showed the game was "going backwards".

"Romelu is a victim of something disgraceful not just in football, but also in society," said Kompany.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, the Anderlecht manager added: "It goes back to who is expected to make a decision on these issues, and it's in these organisations that the problems lie.

"The real racism lies in the fact none of these institutions have representatives that can actually understand what Romelu is going through.

"You are dealing with a crowd of people and decision-makers who are telling him how he should think and feel about this when you have no decision-makers who are remotely in touch with what he has experienced in his life.

"That's the real issue - if you go through the boards at Uefa or Fifa, the Italian League or the English League, there is a real lack of diversity.

"If you don't have diversity in places of power like boardrooms then you can't have the right decisions in terms of sanctions - it's as simple as that."

Lukaku, who moved from Manchester United to Inter in the summer, was subjected to monkey chants as he scored a penalty for his side's winner in a 2-1 victory.

A group of Inter Milan fans claim Cagliari supporters were showing Lukaku a form of "respect" and the the abuse was gamesmanship.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49591125

If you score = Problem

If you don't score = Problem

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Kompany has said nothing but the truth. How can they tackle the issue of racism effectively, when they have never felt it.

Racism starts at the leadership of Fifa and UEFA. Can you imagine that of all talented African players, only Weah won the ballon d'or long long ago. How come one Etoo, or Drogba or even Mane at their prime could not win. I remember in 2006, it was very obvious Etoo should have won it. Best player, best scorer pichichi, won everything in club and national team. They gave it to Messi Cannavaro

Edit: I meant to say Cannavaro

Well, they say na respect if they call you monkey.

Well many of us wouldn't care though. Make I dey collect £259k weekly if you like call me Satan I will still play, score and even injure my teamates. I'm sure no one would pass the ball to me again but By the time I manage get ball Na to run into my own net and score hatrick own goal as departing bonus for them. Just 1 year of play should be OK for me

how can racism be tackled?

Racism is everywhere

Like what a white guy post on the internet some years ago
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All blacks should go back to Africa which is future impossible

Well spoken!! I tried imagining myself being abused based on my skin color,i kid you guys not..... My action(s) would be devastating.
No one has monopoly of madness in this life!!!

Kompany just said nothing but the truth.
Lack of diversity!

You mofos pocket your fat paychecks and we never get to hear about it,but once you are called a monkey,which you truly are,you start telling us about it.
So what the fúck should we do for you now?
Fry Belgian beans?

This looks the end time we've been hearing about.

GoldenJAT:
Well spoken!! I tried imagining myself being abused based on my skin color,i kid you guys not..... My action(s) would be devastating.
No one has monopoly of madness in this life!!!

No try that madness abroad gun is legal there and the authority don't give a fvck about blacks

Tribalism fa

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LoJ:
Kompany has said nothing but the truth. How can they tackle the issue of racism effectively, when they have never felt it.

Racism starts at the leadership of Fifa and UEFA. Can you imagine that of all talented African players, only Weah won the ballon d'or long long ago. How come one Etoo, or Drogba or even Mane at their prime could not win. I remember in 2006, it was very obvious Etoo should have won it. Best player, best scorer pichichi, won everything in club and national team. They gave it to Messi

Ronaldinho won it but that's not to take away the brilliance of Etofils.

nauto10:
If you score = Problem

If you don't score = Problem

This world is complicated

Do your best and leave the rest

We are just a visitor

No be only that
You are Talented on the pitch like Messi na wahala
You are Handsome and Hardworking on and off the pitch like CR7 Na problem
You are very lazy like Iheanacho Na another problem.

In

No b lie.... Those pigs called ‘white’ always think they are god....

And the problem is d way we worship dem too....

The one wey try nonsense with me in my former place of work chop better slap. Since dat day em brain reset straight up.

If u don’t stand up to your RIGHT atimes,they throw rubbish @ u.

Say no to RACISM and xenophobia

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LoJ:
Kompany has said nothing but the truth. How can they tackle the issue of racism effectively, when they have never felt it.

Racism starts at the leadership of Fifa and UEFA. Can you imagine that of all talented African players, only Weah won the ballon d'or long long ago. How come one Etoo, or Drogba or even Mane at their prime could not win. I remember in 2006, it was very obvious Etoo should have won it. Best player, best scorer pichichi, won everything in club and national team. They gave it to Messi

Messi?? This early morning??

FamousMonk:
You mofos pocket your fat paychecks and we never get to hear about it,but once you are called a monkey,which you truly are,you start telling us about it.
So what the fúck should we do for you now?
Fry Belgian beans?

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Waiting u talk no make sense now. Subscribe for sense, the wan wey dey your head Dan expire...as e collect d check so u expect him to give u out of it abi...a lo stupid sey

Harlem2:
Like what a white guy post on the internet some years ago
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All blacks should go back to Africa which is future impossible

....................is future impossible


Blackman wake up!

Lies of the century dinho won it dat yr not messi

LoJ:
Kompany has said nothing but the truth. How can they tackle the issue of racism effectively, when they have never felt it.

Racism starts at the leadership of Fifa and UEFA. Can you imagine that of all talented African players, only Weah won the ballon d'or long long ago. How come one Etoo, or Drogba or even Mane at their prime could not win. I remember in 2006, it was very obvious Etoo should have won it. Best player, best scorer pichichi, won everything in club and national team. They gave it to Messi

I thought he has stepped down as Anderlecht's manager
someone here was complaining about Eto not winning world best but in 2005 when he was at his peak so was a certain Ronaldinho infact that guy was football himself but remember that in 2005 FIFA WORLD BEST Ronaldinho came first,Henry or lampard second(I think its lampard) and Eto third and Eto with Dinho are seen as blacks by the whites and have gone through a lot of racism in the game