The English FA are planning to complain to FIFA and UEFA about racist abuse directed at their black players during last night's under-21 friendly international in Spain.
The latest case of alleged racism involving England players came on the eve of the senior team's friendly in Madrid against a Spanish team whose coach Luis Aragones was criticised for making racist remarks about France striker Thierry Henry last month.
Three black players in the England under-21 side beaten 1-0 by Spain in Alcala de Henares on Tuesday night were the subject of racist taunts from the crowd, according to British media reports.
The BBC claims strikers Carlton Cole and Darren Bent and defender Glen Johnson were subjected to monkey chants. Manager Peter Taylor was quoted as saying: "I thought I heard something in the first half. It was disappointing."
Aragones sparked a row last month when he was heard telling Spain's Jose Antonio Reyes, Henry's Arsenal team mate, that he was better than "that black shit", referring to Henry, during a training session before a World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
The 66-year-old apologised for his remarks in a statement issued by the Spanish Football Federation, saying he had "never intended to offend anyone" and that he was trying to motivate Reyes.
Aragones vehemently defended himself when questioned by British reporters in Madrid yesterday, saying: "You (the reporters) are kids compared to me. You don't know anything whereas I am nearly 70," he said.
"I know who are the racists. I remember the colonies. I have a lot of black friends and I have fed black people at my table, in my house. They have explained to me that the English were after them in the colonies.
"I repeat: I have a lot of black friends and I am a citizen of the world. In my job I have been to many countries, I always respect different cultures and I have many friends from different places. I cannot understand the reaction to what I said."
"The problem of racism is, in my opinion, a question of conscience and all I can say is that mine is clear," he added.
The England team trained at the Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday wearing t-shirts bearing the slogan "Let's kick racism out of football".
Meanwhile, organisers of the London 2012 Olympic bid are unhappy over plans to promote Madrid's rival campaign during the game.
Assurances were given that the Bernabeu stadium would not be used to promote the Spanish capital's bid. But the Madrid campaign has now bought pitch-side advertising space.
London 2012 communications director Mike Lee said: "In our view, it may be within the letter of the rules but not the spirit."
