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John Yems: FA exploring legal options against independent panel’s findings

Yems was handed a 15-month ban after admitting to one charge and being found guilty of 11 others

The Independent UK

FA exploring legal options against independent panel’s John Yems findings

Kick It Out labelled the former Crawley manager’s discriminatory language ‘simply shocking’.

The Independent UK

‘Disgraceful’: Ian Wright criticises FA after inquiry finds John Yems is ‘not a conscious racist’

The FA appeared to backtrack on its position and is now looking into the possibility of a legal challenge against the findings of its own independent panel

The Independent UK

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Kick It Out criticise FA panel as ex-Crawley Town manager John Yems deemed ‘not a conscious racist’

Kick It Out has criticised an FA disciplinary commission that decided former Crawley Town manager John Yems was “not a conscious racist”.

Evening Standard

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

The conviction of a Liverpool fan last month for using the term has opened the door for the FA to sanction clubs

The Independent UK

Petition for football to be saved from "morally bankrupt" FIFA reaches 100k signatures

FIFA have come under intense scrutiny as the 2022 World Cup continues to be blighted by controversy, with fans having rainbow clothing confiscated and the sale of alcohol in stadiums banned

Daily Mirror

Kick It Out accuse Fifa of ‘sinister abuse of power’ over OneLove armband ban

FIFA threatened sporting sanctions, starting at a yellow card for the captains, if the armbands were worn.

The Independent UK

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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’

The Guardian - UK

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino labelled "deluded" after controversial World Cup 2022 comments

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote to all 32 nations competing at the World Cup in Qatar to urge them to focus on football - and he has received a damning response

Daily Mirror

Kick It Out chief slams ‘deluded’ Fifa president Gianni Infantino over World Cup stance

Infantino wrote to all 32 competing nations earlier this month urging them to focus on the on-field action

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino deluded to expect silence on Qatar issues – Kick It Out chief

Infantino has called on the 32 competing World Cup nations to focus on football rather than political matters

The Independent UK

Kick It Out chief blasts cricket’s response to Yorkshire racism storm

The anti-racism group’s chief Tony Burnett told MPs the treatment of Azeem Rafiq since he went public last year with claims of racist abuse at Yorkshire had been ‘horrific’

Evening Standard

Taking the knee has come and gone again but football's racism issues still exist

There are still a number of challenges regarding discrimination in football and progress continues to move at a slow pace despite the increase in awareness on the subject following the Black Lives Matter movement

Daily Mirror

Kick It Out chief backs knee decision but stresses ‘racism has not gone away’

Premier League captains have decided that they will only take the knee on specific occasions this season, rather than before every match.

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Football cannot become complacent about ‘mutating’ online abuse, warns Kick It Out

A year has passed since social media was flooded with abuse directed towards Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford following the Euro 2020 final against Italy

The Independent UK

Getting into the mindset of a racist – Kick It Out’s battle to change attitudes

The charity runs a fan education and engagement programme to work with individuals who have offended at games or online.

The Independent UK

‘An inspiration to us all’: Jake Daniels praised after coming out as gay

The 17-year-old is the only openly gay male professional footballer currently active in Britain

Liverpool Echo

Hate in football 'alive and well' after Ivan Toney and Rico Henry's allegations of racist abuse at Everton

Allegations have been brought forward by two Brentford players following their win at Goodison Park on Sunday

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The Independent UK

‘Hate is alive and well in football’, Kick It Out’s Troy Townsend insists

The weekend’s Premier League action saw incidents reported at Tottenham and Everton

Daily Mirror

One year on from football's social media blackout - what's changed?

A year on from the silence, Mirror Football has asked a panel of diversity leaders for their thoughts on what the impact of football's social media blackout had

The Independent UK

Michael Carberry to lead cricket-focused Kick It Out project

Carberry has previously spoken about the difficulties facing whistleblowers in the sport.

The Hindu

Premier League launches plan for more South Asian footballers

According to data released by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) in March, there are just 16 professional footballers in the top four tiers of English football with British South Asian heritage

The Independent UK

Laura Ricketts serious about Chelsea, fighting discrimination and bigotry

The Chicago Cubs director believes her experience as a gay sports franchise boss would make for an inclusive club.

The Independent UK

Kick It Out chief wants action not tokenism from sport over discrimination

Tony Burnett was writing on the UN Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Evening Standard

Barnet: PFA and Kick It Out to attend meeting between players and club over racism row

The PFA and Kick It Out are due to attend a meeting between Barnet players and owner Tony Kleanthous today over the racism row that has engulfed the club.

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