BURNLEY Football Club is playing its part in football's first ever anti-racism week of action by holding an anti-racism day of action at Turf Moor tomorrow at the match against Portsmouth.

The week has been co-ordinated by football's anti-racism, Kick It Out, as part of the game's ongoing contribution to tackle racism.

Clarets boss Stan Ternent abhors racism and lent his support to the campaign as he said: "In my view, racism has no place anywhere on the planet, let alone in football or sport.

"The colour of someone's skin is nothing to do with anything. We are 100 per cent behind the 'Kick Racism Out of Football' campaign, which has done a superb job in the game.

"Racism has no place in life and we fully back this initiative."

Clarets skipper Steve Davis added: "It is the 'Kick Out Racism' week at the club for tomorrow's game and on behalf of the lads I would like to say that racism is something we would all like to see kicked out of the game.

"It's a topical issue with what has happened lately with the clubs in Europe and the England team in Slovakia and we all get behind the scheme to kick it out."

Lord Herman Ouseley, Chairman of Kick It Out, said: "We welcome the involvement of Burnley in holding an anti-racist day, it is a positive example of how clubs can work with Kick It Out to ensure the fight against racism and for an equal society is a fight for us all."

The high profile abuse for Emile Heskey and Ashley Cole in Slovakia has added meaning to the event and England coach Sven Goran-Erikkson, gave his support for the event as he said: "The anti-racism week is an initiative in which I am keen to play my part. I find it unbelievable that racism still exists in this day and age.

"Personally, I have never in my life thought about what colour a player is or what religion he believes in - I simply ask myself whether he is a good player or not. Football must do what it can to bring down such barriers."