Man U's Ferdinand feared Asian sex gang trial was whipping up race storm

London, May 10 (ANI): Manchester United striker Rio Ferdinand has said that the Asian sex gang trial as it appeared could be whipping up a "race storm".

Ferdinand, 33, and an anti-racism campaigner, took the help of Twitter to play down the tension.

"Let's hope the abused innocent young girls don't get forgotten in the Rochdale case. Unfortunately a race storm seems to be whipping up..AGAIN," Sky News quoted Ferdinand, as tweeting.

"The issue isn't race but the state of 'inner cities' and lack of respect and decency of ppl for other ppl, colour irrelevant. It should not be about race," the soccer star added.e said that 'what happened was sick and disturbing regardless of colour, race, religion'. (ANI)

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