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Former Liverpool footballer John Barnes has told 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live that he believes Liam Neeson 鈥榙eserves a medal鈥� amid a major racism storm.

Neeson admitted in an interview with the Independent that he once set out to kill an innocent black man, saying he walked the streets with a weapon for a week years ago, hoping to take out his anger after someone close to him was raped by a black man.

The Hollywood star said he was ashamed of his actions, but his remarks have sparked widespread outrage.

Speaking on ABC's Good Morning America, Neeson said: "I'm not racist."

Speaking to Emma Barnett, John Barnes, who has frequently spoken about the issues of racism within football, said: 鈥淭he majority of people have those widely held views on black and Chinese [people]鈥� based on what they鈥檝e been wrongly told about them.鈥�