Millwall's Neil criticised over racial abuse stoppage comments

Anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out calls on managers to "set the tone" after Millwall boss Alex Neil criticises halting a game following an accusation of abuse. The game was stopped for seven minutes while referee Edward Duckworth sought to speak to Millwall's safety officer Anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out has called on football managers to "set the tone" after Millwall boss Alex Neil criticised the decision to halt their game against Swansea City following an accusation of racist abuse. Tuesday's Championship match was brought to a standstill for seven minutes, midway through the second half, after reports of discriminatory chants directed at Swansea substitute Ji-sung Eom, which the Metropolitan Police is investigating.

After the game, Neil told BBC Radio London: "It needs to get dealt with. [But] stopping the game doesn't deal with anything. All it does is kill the momentum." A statement from Kick It Out said: "Player welfare should always take precedence over the momentum or flow of a match, and it's essential that managers and all leaders recognise this and set the tone with their language so that everyone can stand up to discrimination." When he was alerted to the accusations, referee Edward Duckworth had lengthy discussions with both sets of coaches and paused the match while he waited to pass a message on to