Ghana winger Albert Adomah insists footballââ¬â¢s ââ¬ÅKick It Outâ⬠campaign is still hugely important.
Boro have designated Saturdayââ¬â¢s clash with Brighton their annual event in support of the gameââ¬â¢s anti-racist pressure group, now in its 20th year.
And London-born Ghanaian international believes the groupââ¬â¢s work is as relevant as ever.
ââ¬ÅKick It Out is still massively important in football,â⬠he said. ââ¬ÅYou need things like that.
ââ¬ÅIt is probably more important now than ever before because the whole game is so multi-cultural at every level.
ââ¬ÅThere are so many players now in this league from all kinds of different backgrounds and nationalities and every one in the game needs to support one another.
ââ¬ÅYou need to support each other on the pitch and in the dressing room, and we do that as a team.
ââ¬ÅAt our club it is not just English players, you know.
"There are guys from all over the world here now, all nationalities, all ethnic backgrounds.
ââ¬ÅWe all have to pull together to keep any type of racism out of the game.
ââ¬ÅThatââ¬â¢s why all the players support Kick It Out.ââ¬