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Richarlison: Rio Ferdinand says authorities must do more to combat racism after Richarlison incident

Rio Ferdinand says it is "disheartening" that racism remains a problem in football after Richarlison had a banana thrown at him in Brazil's 5-1 friendly win over Tunisia.

Former Manchester United defender Ferdinand said authorities must do more to combat racism in the sport.

He described it as "another day racism is OK and welcomed in football".

"I'm not saying football can change or cure racism because I would be an idiot to think that," Ferdinand said on his Youtube channel.

"But when you've got your own kids waking up and saying: 'Dad, have you seen that banana thrown on the pitch at Richarlison?