MOSCOW, June 6 (Sputnik) - Tottenham and England defender Danny Rose said Wednesday that he did not want his family to come to the FIFA World Cup in Russia, as he was worried about possible racist abuse.
“I’m not worried for myself. But I’ve told my family I don’t want them going out there because of racism and anything else that may happen. If anything happens to me, it wouldn’t affect me like it would if my family had been abused. I’m fine with whatever may or may not happen, and I like to think I’ll be able to deal with it in the right way,” Rose said as quoted by the UK daily Evening Standard.
The 27-year-old, who has been named in England's World Cup squad, added that his family, especially his father, were very upset they could not go.
“He said he may never get a chance again to come and watch me in a World Cup. That was emotional, hearing that. It’s really sad. It’s just how it is. Somehow Russia got the World Cup and we have to get on with it,” Rose said.
In May, England manager Gareth Southgate said the team and its coaching staff were working on various scenarios of supporting each other if racist incidents take place during the World Cup.
Russia will host the FIFA World Cup for the first time from June 14 to July 15. England will play Tunisia, Panama and Belgium in Group G.
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