Goal.com · Dec 15, 2018
Gullit: 'Almost impossible' for a black person to speak out
It is almost impossible for black people to speak out against racism, says former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit, because they take on a "victim role".
The issue of racism was thrown into the spotlight last week when Raheem Sterling allegedly received racist abuse from a Chelsea fan during Manchester City's 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
The England international then took to Instagram to condemn the language used, and hit out at media outlets for helping to "fuel racism" with biased news coverage.
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Gullit, who ended his playing career at Chelsea and took charge of the club between 1996 and 1998, told BBC Sport: "The biggest problem for us is to talk about it.