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Ron Atkinson was at the centre of new allegations of racism today after being accused of insulting Chinese women.
Atkinson was speaking to more than 250 people at a fund-raising event at Sheffield Wednesday, one of his former clubs.
It is claimed he sparked outrage at the event on Thursday after telling the
audience: ``The Chinese people have the best contraception in the world - but I can't understand why there's so many of them because their women are so ugly.''
However Atkinson defended himself today, telling the Sheffield Star: ``I cannot believe anyone has complained about anything I said. I went there to help them out and to raise money. I stayed for ages and did photographs.
``I can't believe this - I just can't believe this.
``I can't say anything now. I've been ultra-careful about everything. It was an easy evening and everyone enjoyed themselves.''
Atkinson was forced to resign from his role as ITV's football analyst in April last year after calling Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly a ``f****** lazy n****r``.
Atkinson, 65, also lost his job as a pundit for the Guardian in the storm which followed his off-air comments after Chelsea lost 3-1 to Monaco in a Champions League semi-final.
A spokesman for football's anti-racism campaign Kick It Out said: ``This stuff is poisonous really. Essentially he really doesn't understand what he is doing in making these comments. They are deeply offensive.
``He seems to be consistently insulting about people because of their race. In this day and age you cannot make jokes about race.''
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