New figures show record number of discrimination reports in football last season
The anti-discrimination and inclusion charity, Kick It Out, received a record number of reports of racism, sexism and faith-based abuse in football last season
June 2024
Kick It Out hopes to appoint Samuel Okafor as new chief executive
Kick It Out sends letter to UK media over use of Saka’s picture in England defeat
January 2024
Sexism is on the rise in football. Here is what needs to change
Hollie Varney
Women working across the game are increasingly targeted. Which poses a question: does football really accept women?
November 2023
Fan convicted for racist abuse of Rio Ferdinand during match at Molineux
Jamie Arnold, 33, was unanimously convicted after a two-day trial, with the abuse taking place while Ferdinand was working as a pundit for BT Sport during Wolves’ meeting with Manchester United in May 2021
August 2023
Anton Ferdinand urges FAs to suspend games over racial abuse
Anton Ferdinand said governing bodies should act to suspend matches where players suffer racial abuse
July 2023
Reports of discrimination reached record high last season, says Kick It Out
The organisation received 1,007 reports of discriminatory behaviour last term, a sharp rise which has been described as ‘alarming’
May 2023
FA plans to dock points for misconduct in grassroots football welcomed
If football cannot deliver change then its drive to tackle racism has no credibility
Tony Burnett
February 2023
Italy’s referees punish more dark-skinned footballers than light
Kick It Out calls for urgent change after Spurs’ Son receives racist abuse online
November 2022
Twitter may not cope with World Cup abuse, says Kick It Out chair
Sanjay Bhandari says cuts in trust and safety team at platform could be taken as ‘green light for hate’
October 2022
Sportblog
Football must finally be brave enough to confront brutal facts of inequality
Discrimination on rise across football, Kick It Out tells DCMS committee
November 2021
Qatar’s BeIN Sports accused of stoking homophobia after pundit’s outburst
Kick It Out has accused beIN Sports of amplifying homophobia after a former Egypt footballer said homosexuality was ‘against human nature’ during a punditry appearance
September 2021
Sportblog
Racism and disorder during England’s win in Hungary was completely preventable
Tony Burnett
The chief executive of Kick it Out believes Fifa failed with its risk assessment following the racism and disorder
July 2021
Did I cock up over the Marcus Rashford mural?
Stewart Lee
The abuse spray-painted across a depiction of the footballer is open to interpretation
April 2021
Sports bodies to boycott social media for bank holiday weekend over abuse
Leading sports bodies will begin an 84-hour boycott of social media on Friday by stepping up their demands for companies such as Facebook and Twitter to do more to stop online abuse being sent or seen
February 2021
English football hopes for US sports link-up in fight against online abuse
English football authorities are set to reach out to US sports in a global push against racist abuse on social media
January 2021
In 2021, football needs to turn words into action when it comes to discrimination
Sanjay Bhandari
In the fight against racism football has to build on statements of intent and, as chair of Kick It Out, I sense a mood to make it happen
