Agents: Crouch comments may be racist

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The Sport Entertainment and Media (SEM) Group have responded following comments made by the Liverpool and England striker following his sending-off in the Carling Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. While Crouch did not dispute the red card, the former Southampton frontman felt Mikel was guilty of an over-reaction.

"SEM feel the comments were potentially racist to all foreign players, not just black or African ones," SEM told The Sun.

"We are intending to speak to Trevor Phillips at the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Monday.

"We hope football's governing bodies, who are meant to be committed to stamping out racism issues, will also get involved."

Crouch said on Thursday: "What I'm thinking is if you go in on Frank Lampard or John Terry would they roll around like Obi Mikel did? I don't think they would have done.

"Would someone like Carra [Jamie Carragher] have gone down like that? I think it's safe to say that he wouldn't.

"Foreign players have brought a lot to our game but that's something you don't want to see. I didn't catch him but he's gone down like he's been shot."

Mikel has also denied he is a play actor.

"There is nothing to say to Crouch. All I know is that I am not a diver and will not start doing that now," he said. Foreign players bring a lot to the league. That's why there are so many here at the moment."