Reading striker Jason Roberts would shake John Terry's hand but refused to say whether or not he believed the Chelsea captain was a racist.

Former England skipper Terry was banned for four games and fined £220,000 for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.

Roberts believes football authorities are not doing enough to tackle racism.

"Yes I would shake John Terry's hand," said Roberts. Asked if he felt Terry was a racist, Roberts replied: "I would shake John Terry's hand, definitely."

It is a year since the incident at Loftus Road between Terry and Ferdinand and there have been several further incidents over the past 12 months including England Under-21 defender Danny Rose being racially abused in Serbia.

Roberts explains T-shirt stance

Roberts protested against a lack of action to tackle racism at the weekend by not wearing a Kick It Out anti-racism T-shirt and says he will continue to do so until more is done to address the issue.

The Ferdinand brothers Anton and Rio were among a number of players who also refused to wear the T-shirts last weekend.

Meanwhile, Roberts says he believes English football should adopt a similar scheme to the 'Rooney Rule' in the United States as proposed by the PFA on Wednesday in a six-point plan.

The Rooney Rule, established in 2003, requires NFL teams to interview one black or ethnic minority candidate for head coaching and senior football operation opportunities that become available, as part of a transparent and open recruitment process.

"I know the PFA have been very strong on this particular issue and have done a lot of work behind the scenes," Roberts told BBC Sport.

"I've spoken before about the Rooney Rule and my own personal view is that an equivalent of that on some level would help to give ethnic minority coaches and managers an opportunity to at least be involved in the interview process.

"From a personal point of view I think it will be a good thing but whether the PFA will be able to help make that happen we'll have to wait to see. But on the particular issue their work has been outstanding.

"If you look at the impact it has had in American Football it shows if you give people the opportunity to stake their case they are more likely to get the job.

"But the PFA can only propose it, they cannot put it in place."