Liverpool's campaign of support for Luis Suarez is harming their international reputation, according to anti-racism campaigners.
Striker Suarez was last month found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in a match on October 15 and banned for eight matches.
The Football Association yesterday published a 115-page report listing the reasons behind the judgment of an independent commission, in which they said Suarez had used the words "negro" or "negros" seven times in a two-minute period of the Anfield clash.
The finding is potentially embarrassing for the Anfield club, who have been unwavering in their support of the 24-year-old Uruguay international.
The Liverpool players wore t-shirts showing their support for Suarez before last month's game against Wigan the day after he received the ban, a gesture which was heavily criticised at the time, while manager Kenny Dalglish tweeted that fans should not let him walk alone.
But Piara Powar, executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), a network of anti-racism groups in the continent, believes it is time for the club to change their...
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