Former West Ham United head of player recruitment Tony Henry has denied being racist "in any shape or form" despite been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over comments he made about African players earlier this year.
Henry was suspended by the Hammers before being sacked in February after he was accused of racism and discrimination for allegedly telling agents the Premier League club did not want to sign any more African players.
The Daily Mail reported he had said in an email that West Ham wanted to limit the number of African players because they "sometimes have a bad attitude" and "cause mayhem" when they are not in the team.