Millwall head coach Alex Neil has faced criticism from anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out after saying that a pause prompted by alleged racist abuse disrupted his team’s momentum during Tuesday’s home loss to Swansea City. The Championship match was stopped for approximately seven minutes following reports that Swansea midfielder Eom Ji-sung had been targeted by […]
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New figures from Kick It Out indicate that hostile chants targeting immigrants have become increasingly common at football fixtures across England. The anti-discrimination organisation received 39 complaints about anti-immigrant chanting last season, exceeding the combined total from the two preceding campaigns. Kick It Out said slogans including “stop the boats” and “send them back” had […]
Continue ReadingIn the lead-up to the World Cup, the entrenched hostility that had accompanied Jude Bellingham virtually from his breakthrough at senior level grew more vociferous. Numerous scribes, commentators and one-time professionals doubted whether one of the country’s most gifted footballers could become a divisive presence within the team. The starkest articulation of this position appeared […]
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