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Kick It Out chief calls for collective responsibility after 42% rise in racism cases

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Football's inability to solve its ­racism crisis has once again been laid bare with yet another rise – this time of 42 per cent – in reported incidents last season.

The anti-discrimination watchdog Kick It Out has revealed reports it received rose from 313 in 2018-19 to 446, despite some games being behind closed doors.

Reports of racism in the professional game rose by 53 per cent and those of abuse based on sexual orientation ­increased by 95 per cent.

A YouGov poll also found 71 per cent had seen players targeted by racism on social media. It should not come as a shock to any of us given what we ­witnessed last term.

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