ABUSIVE CHANTING AGAINST IMMIGRANTS IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL ON RISE, NEW DATA REVEALS

Reported incidents of all discrimination reach new high Reports of abuse in grassroots football rose for fifth year Abusive chanting against immigrants has become a feature of football matches in England, according to… Last season 39 reports of anti-immigrant chanting were made to the anti-discrimination charity, more than the previous two seasons combined.

Sport | The Guardian reports that reported incidents of all discrimination reach new high Reports of abuse in grassroots football rose for fifth year Abusive chanting against immigrants has become a feature of football matches in England, according to…

The report adds: Last season 39 reports of anti-immigrant chanting were made to the anti-discrimination charity, more than the previous two seasons combined.

Phrases such as “stop the boats” and “send them back” were reported as being heard “at all levels of the game”, as part of a growing trend of discriminatory “mass chanting” at matches, Kick It Out said.

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