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Friday briefing: What the end of Port Talbot steelworks says about Britain’s green energy transition

In today’s newsletter: The end of coal, steel plants facing closure – how the UK is trying to build a post-fossil fuel economy

The Guardian - UK

Emiliano Martínez’s ears are ringing but Manchester United’s are burning

In today’s Football Daily: Bayern beaten in Big Cup, broccoli and RIP Lord Herman Ouseley

The Guardian - UK

Lord Herman Ouseley: Kick It Out founder dies aged 79 as tributes paid to ‘trailblazer’

Ouseley founded Kick It Out - then called Let's Kick Racism Out of Football - in 1993 and chaired the charity for 25 years

Evening Standard

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Kick It Out founder Herman Ouseley dies aged 79

Campaigner who worked to combat racism and discrimination in football dies after short illness

The Guardian - UK

Kick it Out founder Lord Herman Ouseley dies at age of 79

The anti-discrimination charity said Ouseley was a ‘fearless advocate for under-represented and disadvantaged communities’

The Independent UK

Rodrigo Bentancur charged by FA over alleged racist remark in TV interview

Kick It Out received complaints after Bentancur’s reference to Tottenham team-mate Song Heung-min during the interview.

The Independent UK

More than half of female football fans experience sexism on match days in England

Younger women, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ supporters are particularly affected by sexism at matches, according to new survey

The Guardian - UK

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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

The Guardian - UK

Kick It Out hopes to appoint Samuel Okafor as new chief executive

Kick It Out wants to appoint Samuel Okafor, a director of the private bank Coutts, as the anti-racism charity’s new chief executive

The Guardian - UK

Kick It Out sends letter to UK media over use of Saka’s picture in England defeat

The anti-discrimination group has criticised the prominence of Saka’s image in England’s loss, saying: ‘Words and pictures hit harder than you might realise’

The Guardian - UK

Troy Townsend to leave anti-discrimination football charity Kick it Out after 13 years

Townsend, the organisation’s head of player engagement, will step down at the end of June

Evening Standard

New Kick It Out survey reveals four out of five female coaches have faced sexism

Over half of those who said they had experienced sexism or misogyny admitted they had thought about quitting coaching

Evening Standard

Four in five female UK football coaches report having experienced sexism

Female coaches are being left ‘exhausted’ by a football culture still rife with sexism, new research has claimed

The Guardian - UK

Kick It Out calls alleged racist abuse of Luton’s Carlton Morris ‘shameful’

Anyone found guilty of racially abusing Luton’s Carlton Morris must face “the strongest possible consequences”, Kick It Out has said.

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The Independent UK

‘Shameful’ alleged racist abuse of Luton’s Carlton Morris must be harshly punished

The 28-year-old striker complained of a comment made by Sheffield United fans, which anti-racism organisation Kick it Out caaled ‘vile behaviour’

The Guardian - UK

Abbas Khan: the trailblazing football official striving to break down barriers

Assistant referee welcomes work done to diversify the game and explains what clubs can do to further assist Muslims

The Guardian - UK

Football clubs failing to hit ethnic and gender diversity targets, reveals FA

Premier League, EFL and WSL clubs who pledged to improve diversity in recruitment have collectively failed to hit their agreed annual targets

The Independent UK

Clubs must be punished for failure to meet diversity requirements – Kick It Out

The 53 clubs signed up to the Football Leadership Diversity Code collectively failed to meet any of the eight hiring targets set for them.

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The Guardian - UK

UK government to introduce legislation to create independent football regulator

The football governance bill, announced by King Charles in parliament, effectively guarantees the arrival of a regulator

The Independent UK

Newcastle and Kick It Out condemn ‘disgusting racial abuse’ sent duo after Arsenal match

Joe Willock and Bruno Guimaraes were sent abusive messages on social media

The Independent UK

Football fan convicted of racially abusing Rio Ferdinand

Jamie Arnold was seen making racist remarks and hand gestures at the former Manchester United defender.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Elliott: ‘When I came back to Charlton it was like the values had been ripped out’

Paul Elliott tells Paul MacInnes some of the priorities are to reconnect with the Charlton fanbase and embrace diversity after returning to the club as a director

The Independent UK

Kick It Out CEO says new online safety bill is ‘brilliant’ but only ‘a small piece of the jigsaw’

The new legislation, which could help prevent discrimination and abuse on social media platforms, passed its final parliamentary debate on Friday

The Guardian - UK

Premier League clubs ask government to block nation-state ownership

Top-flight teams have asked for move to be part of new football regulator’s brief while equality, diversity and inclusion will not be central part of governance code

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Low budgets, criticism, lack of authority: The role of Kick It Out is the most thankless in football, yet one of the most important

David to the Goliath of discrimination in football, for 30 years the organisation has tirelessly battled boycotts, controversies and misconceptions

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