Footballers admit racism, drugs, match-fixing prevalent in game

Footballers have admitted that racism, drug-taking and match-fixing is a constant problem within the game.

The Premier League has been at the centre of racism incidents in the last year and high-profile cases involving Chelsea captain John Terry and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez have sparked concern within the game.

A survey carried out by FourFourTwo magazine has revealed that 26% of players involved in the poll have heard racial insults from fellow professionals on the field, while 14% admitted to being aware of match-fixing.

Half of the players involved also revealed that they know of other footballers who regularly take recreational drugs.

The survey comes after the Football Association announced that they have created new sanctions to stamp down on discrimination.