MIDDLESBROUGH-born football pundit Chris Kamara is not concerned hooliganism and racism will blight the Euro 2012 tournament, but said the highest sanctions should be given if fans turn to violence.

The black former player said the world is now different from the early days of his career when racism was fully acceptable.

Speaking at the launch of Sing 4 England, the official Football Association song starring Kamara, he said: "I'm not concerned at all because of the fact that we went to South Africa under the same threat, and people said people in Johannesburg and Cape Town weren't going to come out alive.

"But they embraced the World Cup. So I think Poland and Ukraine hopefully will embrace the Euros."

The 54-year-old, who is giving all his proceeds from the track to cancer charity Marie Curie, said: "We live in a world now where it (racism) is unacceptable.

"I lived in a world when I started playing football where it was fully acceptable and people played on that.

"Whereas now, it's unacceptable in the world that we live in, it's unacceptable at football matches and the highest sanctions will be levelled at these people."

The Sky Sports star and fans' favourite entertained hundreds of cheering supporters in Central London with a few numbers, including Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl, before performing Sing 4 England for the first time in public.

He hopes England fans will take to the song in the same way they embraced Three Lions and Vindaloo.

The former Bradford City manager said the charity is particularly close to his heart because his mother died almost eight years ago and she was cared for by a Marie Curie nurse.

He said: "The lady that looked after my mum was fantastic, so I just thought if I ever get the opportunity, that'll be my chosen charity."

Last year he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and raised more than £385,000 for Marie Curie.

He said: "If we can get everyone to buy the song - and don't just think you're buying it for charity, buy it because you think you like it as well - we might even beat that figure."

Kamara said Roy Hodgson's national team should do better than expected this summer.

"I think we've got a great chance," he said. "It's the first time in a long time the expectation level is really low.

"People don't actually believe that were going to do that well, and I think that could play in our favour."

Sing 4 England is released on June 3.