Collingwood: Australian Football League club 'guilty of systemic racism'

One of Australia's biggest sporting clubs, Australian Football League (AFL) giant Collingwood, has a culture of "systemic racism", a report has found.

The independent review said the Australian Rules football club had for years dismissed and punished people for speaking out about the issue.

Collingwood, also known as the Magpies, said it would "strive to be better".

Its president said the club had made mistakes but wished to move on, citing new anti-racism policies.

Collingwood had commissioned the review after a former player, Héritier Lumumba, spoke out about his experience.

Mr Lumumba, who has Brazilian and Congolese-Angolan heritage, said he was nicknamed "chimp" by his teammates, and ostracised by team leaders after alleged incidents of racism at the club. He is currently suing Collingwood and the AFL.