Manchester City's Yaya Toure wants action on racist chants
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is "furious" and wants Uefa to act on racist chanting after claiming he was targeted by home fans during his side's 2-1 victory at CSKA Moscow.
The Ivory Coast international said he told referee Ovidiu Hategan about the chants as City came from behind to win the Champions League Group D tie.
City, for whom Sergio Aguero scored twice, will make a complaint to Uefa.
Toure said: "I'm not just disappointed, I'm furious."
The 30-year-old captained City in the absence of injured defender Vincent Kompany.
He added: "I'm very, very disappointed about what those fans have done. I think Uefa has to take action because players with the same colour of skin will always be in the same position.
"For me, as captain, I was wearing an armband which said 'no to racism' and I was totally disappointed.
"I told the referee. It was unbelievable and very sad."
Asked what action he would like the European governing body to take, Toure said: "Maybe they could ban the stadium, I don't know, for a couple of years or a couple of months.
"We have to be as strong as possible otherwise they will continue like that. Too much is too much. We have to stop it now."
In May, Uefa announced that for racist incidents involving spectators, a partial stadium closure for the first offence and a full stadium closure for a second, coupled with a fine of 50,000 euros (£42,800), would be applied.
Toure added: "I played in Ukraine [for Metalurh Donetsk]. It's not only in Eastern Europe and I have some friends who have had problems too.
City boss Manuel Pellegrini also called for action and said: "I think it's a pity that anyone would do such stupid things. I hope that they have heard the right measures to stop all those things, so it's a pity for Yaya, its a pity for the city."
Kompany did not play because of a thigh injury, but in a tweet after the game he wrote: "Racist chants again in Moscow today. We've all said enough. Uefa, the Russian government and CSKA, all eyes are on you now. #StopRacism."
Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce told BBC Radio 5 live: "I am absolutely appalled. I have always been very outspoken about any form of racism in sport. Fifa and Uefa are absolutely united in making sure these events will become a thing of the past. I have always said fining clubs is not a solution to this problem because they can't stop some of these idiots.
"The new rules say sanctions will be imposed.
"It's got to be eradicated and the only way to do that is to take serious action against the people who do it. Don't allow them to watch football matches and then perhaps they'll stop when they realise they won't get into a ground."
With Russia staging the 2018 World Cup, Boyce added that the authorities needed to tackle racism in the country as a matter of urgency. "The Russian federation has got to assure - along with the Russian government - that these incidents are put to bed because it's happening too often," he said.
Head of Football Against Racism in Europe, Piara Power, said: "It's taken a long time but we are seeing some movement on the sanctions side. In terms of education, I don't know how long it's going to take, to educate fans like we've seen at CSKA.
"We need governments to intervene. Clubs will not stand up to presidents when they are told 'you are bringing our country into shame, you need to deal with this problem overnight'."
Speaking to 5 live he added: "The key thing here is Yaya Toure did what he should do: approach the referee and tell him about it. That means that technically the Uefa process is triggered. The referee will have to mention it to the Uefa delegate at the match, he will put it in his report and Uefa will then have to charge CSKA."
Pablo Zabaleta pleased with Manchester City win
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta believes that his side's win against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday will prove to be crucial in them qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Sergio Aguero scored twice in Khimki to help Manuel Pellegrini's side win 2-1 and go second in Group D.
"We knew before the game that it was going to be really tough and the conditions were really difficult," UEFA.com quotes him as saying. "I think we played well and it was a good performance.
"The three points are very important for us to keep progressing. This match was worth 50% of the qualification for the next round and we won, so I am really happy.
"We know that Sergio is one of the main players in our team. He is in great form and it is very important for us that he is playing well for our team."
Bayern Munich lead Group D with nine points from three matches.
Newcastle Kids ‘Share’ Six Goals With Manchester City
It would have been painful viewing afterwards for both coaches and kids, with Newcastle United Under 18s comprehensively taken apart by their Manchester City counterparts.
Trailing by two goals at half-time, United never looked remotely like getting back into the game and ended up conceding another four in the second period.
Whether this is a true reflection of the merits of the two youth teams is one thing but whatever the truth, you just hope that it is a case of a big learning curve for Newcastle’s young players.
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