A Newcastle season-ticket holder has been handed a five-year football banning order after being found guilty of racially abusing Liverpool players during an undercover stewarding operation.
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Montenegro loses appeal against playing next home match behind closed doors
UEFA has rejected Montenegro’s appeal against playing their next home match behind closed doors after some of their supporters racially abused England players in March.
Sterling keen to speak to authorities over ‘harder punishments’ for racism
Raheem Sterling would be keen to speak to the Football Association and the Premier League over the summer to work out the next steps in the ongoing efforts to combat racism.
Southgate: Walking off pitch not definitive answer to tackling racism
Gareth Southgate has revealed none of his England players have expressed a desire to walk off the pitch to make a “symbolic statement” against racist abuse – and believes doing so would not necessarily cure the problem.
Southgate: Wellbeing of players always top priority amid racism storm
Gareth Southgate has been in contact with England’s players to offer support after they were subjected to racist abuse in Montenegro.
Palace support ‘gobsmacked’ club doctor after racist abuse near ground
Crystal Palace’s club doctor has said he and his family were racially abused by a young child near Selhurst Park ahead of the match against Bournemouth.
Portsmouth respond to ‘abhorrent’ abuse of Toney
Portsmouth have condemned the “abhorrent” racist message sent to Peterborough forward Ivan Toney following Posh’s 3-2 win at Fratton Park on Tuesday night.
Observers ‘blocking’ black referees from progressing to pro game
Black referees are being blocked from climbing the league ladder by observers at county level, according to Ref Support UK’s ambassador for black, Asian and minority ethnic officials.
Leicester youngster Choudhury apologies after offensive Twitter posts resurface
Leicester midfielder Hamza Choudhury has apologised after a series of offensive historic Twitter posts came to light.
Danny Rose believes black players ‘not given a chance’ to become managers
Danny Rose believes it would be a “waste of time” to do any coaching badges when he retires because black players are “not given a chance” to become managers.
Rose ‘lost for words’ by leniency of Montenegro’s punishment for racist abuse
Danny Rose says he is shocked by the leniency of the punishment doled out to Montenegro after a number of their supporters racially abused England players last month.
Show Racism the Red Card boss tells game to forget bans and back education
The founder of Britain’s largest anti-racism education charity believes there is no need for a clampdown on discriminatory behaviour in grounds, but says it is time for the Premier League to start funding his work.
Montenegro ordered to play Euro qualifier behind closed doors
Montenegro have been ordered to play their European Championship qualifier against Kosovo behind closed doors after a number of their supporters racially abused England players last month.
Trevor Sinclair: Don’t let the racists win, stay on the pitch and beat them
Former England winger Trevor Sinclair has urged players who are racially abused during games to stay on the pitch and use their anger as motivation to play harder.
PFA gathering evidence to highlight racist abuse to government
The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) will collate evidence of racist abuse suffered by players to demonstrate the severity of the issue to government and social networks.
Rangers captain Tavernier targeted by racist abuse
Rangers captain James Tavernier has become the latest footballer to be targeted by racist abuse on social media.
Sterling hopes player power helps eradicate racism from football in next decade
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling hopes his – and other players’ – stance on racism will help eradicate it from grounds within the next decade.
Anita Asante: Raheem Sterling is right, football must do more to tackle racism
Chelsea Women and England defender Anita Asante has backed Raheem Sterling’s call for greater sanctions for racism and more diversity in senior positions within the national game.
Sterling: Football chiefs ‘doing nowhere near enough’ to solve racism problem
Raheem Sterling has described football’s racism problem as “deep” and “nowhere near being sorted”, and believes the organisations that run the game are not doing nearly enough to try to fix it.
Racist abuse directed at players supporting #Enough campaign
Players who took part in the #Enough campaign for a 24-hour social media boycott in protest at online racial abuse received further insults in response to their posts, the Professional Footballers’ Association has revealed.