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 · Jan 18, 2023
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 · Jan 18, 2023
‘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 · Jan 18, 2023
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 · Jan 18, 2023
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 · Jan 12, 2023
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 · Dec 3, 2022
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 · Nov 25, 2022
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 · Nov 18, 2022
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 · Nov 17, 2022
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
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 · Oct 21, 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 · Aug 3, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022 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 · Jun 14, 2022 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 · 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
Liverpool Echo · May 16, 2022 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
The Independent UK · May 16, 2022 ‘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 · May 10, 2022 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 · Apr 28, 2022 Michael Carberry to lead cricket-focused Kick It Out project Carberry has previously spoken about the difficulties facing whistleblowers in the sport.
The Hindu · Apr 28, 2022 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 · Apr 7, 2022 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 · 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
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2022 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.