Reports of discrimination reached record high last season, says Kick It Out

Organisation received 1,007 reports of discriminatory behaviour‘The significant increase in reports across the game is alarming’

Kick It Out received a record 1,007 reports of discriminatory behaviour last season, an alarming rise of 65.1% on 2021-22, the organisation has revealed.

The total for the 2022-23 season covers the professional game, grassroots and non-league football plus social media but represents only “a snapshot of what is happening across the game”, according to Kick It Out’s chief executive, Tony Burnett. He has called for a centralised reporting system and for clubs, leagues and governing bodies to be forced to share their reporting data.

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