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Rio Ferdinand demands more action on racism in wake of Richarlison incident

Rio Ferdinand has called on football’s authorities to do more to combat racism, noting that Richarlison having a banana thrown at him prompted a similar level of “vitriol” to his showboating at Nottingham Forest last month. A banana was thrown in ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:37

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Kick It Out welcomes FA move to charge clubs over ‘Chelsea rent boy’ chants

Kick It Out says the Football Association being able to charge clubs over ‘Chelsea rent boy’ chants is a “necessary measure” and looks forward to the governing body applying the rules “appropriately and consistently” to future cases. The FA ...

12 Jan 2023 at 15:23

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Fifa bans fans from dressing as crusaders at England versus USA match

Supporters have been barred from dressing as crusaders at England’s World Cup clash with the USA in Qatar. Fans dressed in chainmail while carrying plastic swords and shields with the St George cross have been told they will not be allowed ...

25 Nov 2022 at 07:52

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Wes Morgan hopes for more progress in getting black people into leadership roles

Former Leicester captain Wes Morgan says only “small progress” has been made in the bid to get more black people in boardrooms across football. Morgan joined some of the most influential black people in British football on Wednesday night ...

22 Mar 2023 at 20:47

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Kick It Out chief frustrated by ‘who you know’ culture when clubs pick a manager

Clubs must stop operating an “old boys’ network” and use objective processes to recruit managers and coaches, Kick It Out chief executive Tony Burnett has said. A report from the Black Footballers Partnership in March found the number of ...

04 May 2023 at 17:31

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Southampton demand action after racist abuse aimed at Kyle Walker-Peters

Southampton have demanded action from social media platforms after calling in police over racist abuse aimed at defender Kyle Walker-Peters. The full-back was targeted with a series of offensive replies, including monkey emojis, to his ...

13 Mar 2023 at 15:43

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Kyle Walker-Peters wants more to be done to prevent racist abuse on social media

Kyle Walker-Peters says more needs to be done to prevent online racist abuse. Southampton demanded action from social media platforms after calling in police, following online abuse of the defender. The full-back was targeted with a ...

13 Mar 2023 at 20:45

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Kick It Out: Record number of reports prove discrimination still a serious issue

Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out received a record number of reports of discriminatory behaviour during the 2022-23 season. Figures released by the organisation show that 1,007 reports – an increase of 65.1 per cent over the ...

12 Jul 2023 at 07:18

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Kick It Out received 65.1 per cent rise in reports of discrimination last season

Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out received a 65.1 per cent rise in reports of discriminatory behaviour during the 2022-23 season – with reports of sexism and misogyny up 400 per cent. Figures released by the organisation ...

12 Jul 2023 at 16:22

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Human rights must be key consideration in selecting World Cup 2030 host – survey

Human rights must be a key consideration in selecting the hosts of the 2030 World Cup, according to a new survey. Fifty-three per cent of the 17,477 people from 15 countries who took part in a YouGov poll commissioned by ...

22 Jun 2023 at 09:05

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Bans for racism should match those for betting offences – Anton Ferdinand

Bans for discriminatory abuse should at least match the sanctions imposed for betting offences, Anton Ferdinand has said. The former QPR and West Ham defender, who was racially abused by Chelsea captain John Terry ...

08 Aug 2023 at 19:00

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Gianni Infantino calls for automatic forfeit when fans commit racist abuse

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse after the “totally abhorrent” incidents at Udinese and Sheffield ...

21 Jan 2024 at 10:52

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