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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