Portsmouth have announced they will make an official complaint to the Football Association over the verbal abuse aimed at Sol Campbell during last Sunday's visit of Tottenham Hotspur to Fratton Park.

Campbell, a former Spurs player who left the club for Arsenal seven years ago, bore the brunt of the visiting fans' ire as Pompey triumphed 2-0.

"Both Sol and the club feel no player should be subjected to personal abuse of this nature and that it has no place in football," said Portsmouth in a statement. "The club will be urging the FA to look into this as a matter of urgency and will co-operate fully with any investigations that take place either by the FA or by Hampshire Police, who are conducting their own investigation."

Earlier this week Hampshire police said they would investigate claims of racial and homophobic abuse aimed at the former England defender during the game and urged the FA to take action. After the match the Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp described the treatment of his centre-half as "disgusting" and "filthy".