Support for Rhian Brewster after racism interview involving Wolves youngster Morgan Gibbs-White

The Liverpool striker – just 17 – recalled at least seven incidents of racist abuse during his career, five of them ion the last year, including one targeted at Wolves starlet Morgan Gibbs-White in the Under-17 World Cup final.

Brewster claimed Uefa need to take racism more seriously in a national newspaper interview he requested, leading to messages of support from the likes of Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, politician Ed Miliband and chart star Stormzy.

The grime and hip hop artist posted on Twitter: “Big up yourself my brother @RhianBrewster9 and good on you for speaking out. More needs to be done by @uefa tbh not just some rubbish Lil anti-racism posters.”

He added: “You’ve shown INCREDIBLE restraint and maturity that I personally and a lot of others might not of been able to show”

In his interview with the Guardian, Brewster spoke about Wolves winger Gibbs-White being called a ‘monkey’ in the Under-17 World Cup final against Spain, which England won with both Gibbs-White and Brewster on the scoresheet.

“As Morgan was running away, he (a Spain player) has called him a monkey,” Brewster said. “It was a goal-kick and I was getting into position. ‘Morgan,’ I said, ‘did you hear that?’ He said: ‘Yeah, yeah, I thought I was the only one.’”

The Football Association reported the incident to Fifa and followed that up last month with further evidence but, as yet, has not been informed whether or not any action will be taken.

And Brewster believes complaints need to be dealt with better by the authorities – particularly Uefa, who failed to take action on several occasions when the striker was representing England and Liverpool.

“I don’t think Uefa take this thing seriously,” said Brewster. “They don’t really care. That is how it feels anyway, like it has been brushed under the carpet.”