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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 · Jun 10, 2024

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.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

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 Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

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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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Bans for racism should match those for betting offences – Anton Ferdinand

Former West Ham and QPR defender Ferdinand was racially abused by Chelsea captain John Terry during a match in 2011.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 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’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023

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Sport facing familiar diversity and inclusion problems as 'fence-sitters' urged to act

The UK's No.1. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion summit for sport was held last week as significant progress was celebrated, but key issues are still hampering real change

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2023

Kick It Out chief frustrated by ‘who you know’ culture when clubs pick a manager

There are currently no black or minority ethnic managers in the Premier League.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

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 · Nov 17, 2022

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 · Nov 17, 2022

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 · Oct 26, 2022

Welcome back Unai Emery, the Rishi Sunak of the Premier League

In today’s Fiver: A low bar to clear at Villa Park, Paul Mullin’s boots and Andy Murray does football banter

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

Football ‘seeing a significant increase in discrimination’, DCMS told

Kick It Out chair Tony Burnett was speaking to a DCMS committee on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

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The National (Scotland) · Oct 25, 2022

Football ‘seeing a significant increase in incidents of discrimination’

FOOTBALL at all levels is experiencing a rise in instances of discrimination, Kick It Out chair Tony Burnett told a DCMS committee on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Gary Lineker says Jake Daniels ‘going down a path many others will follow’ after coming out

The former England striker believes Daniels’ decision to become the first Briton in the men’s professional game to come out publicly as gay will ensure ‘others follow suit’

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Wales Online · May 16, 2022

LGBTQ+ fan 'can't stop smiling' after Blackpool footballer comes out

Pride in Football co-chair Joe White expresses "awe" at Jake Daniels' decision to go public about his sexuality

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022

World of football unites in support for Jake Daniels after he comes out as gay

Jake Daniels has received praise from across football after coming out as gay, with the FA calling the forward ‘an inspiration to us all’

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

‘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

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

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

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