FA boss wants abusive fans banned

Campbell has suffered abuse ever since his move to Arsenal Football Association chairman Lord Triesman has called on Tottenham to issue life bans to fans who verbally abused Sol Campbell at Portsmouth. In a wide-ranging and hard-hitting keynote speech at the Leaders in Football conference, Spurs fan Triesman chose racism as one of his main topics. And he said action had to be taken after fans shouted obscenities when Spurs met Portsmouth nine days ago. "I abhor the treatment of Sol by fans of a club I've always loved," he said. "I hope the individuals will be identified and, if appropriate, banned from Tottenham's ground. "The supporters responsible have let their club down in a way that is totally unacceptable. I wouldn't have them in the ground... [read full story]                    

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