Manchester City's Vincent Kompany 'verbally abused as a youngster'

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has revealed that he suffered verbal abuse from fellow players' parents during his youth career.

The 28-year-old, who began his career in Brussels, has revealed in new biography Vincent Kompany - Van Ket tot Kapitein that players of different racial backgrounds would receive abuse from the parents of their opponents.

"Our team had lads with African, Turkish and Italian origins," ESPN quotes an extract as saying. "Whenever we played matches outside Brussels we got dog's abuse from our opponents' parents.

"Boys of 11 or 12 were being called 'dirty n****r'. They also claimed the African lads were older than the ages in their passports, while the referees did nothing. Racism and inequality make me rebel."

Meanwhile, reports have claimed that Kompany is expected to sign a new six-year deal at the Etihad Stadium.