Now you’d think that on a weekend that saw 24 goals across 4 games - football would take centre stage on this episode of Sports Minutes, but alas it’s not…because it was marred by an unsavoury incident - with allegations of racial abuse by fans targeting French forward Salif Cisse emerging.  The two clubs that are involved have since released statements on social media, stating their zero tolerance stance towards racism - and the Football Association itself has said investigations into the matter have commenced.

Deepanraj Ganesan, who broke the story for the Straits Times, has the latest on Sports Minutes.

READ MORE:
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/monkey-chants-allegedly-directed-at-tanjong-pagar-s-salif-cisse-during-singapore-premier-league-game

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/from-the-sidelines-to-stardom-footballer-nur-ain-salleh-14-aims-to-make-her-family-proud

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