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# Kick it out

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Kick It Out condemn 'disgusting' racist abuse aimed at Chelsea striker
The organisation have issued their support to Tammy Abraham.
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Aug 15th 2019, 2:03 PM
Chelsea ban supporter for life over Raheem Sterling racial abuse
Five other fans were given shorter sanctions for the incident involving the Manchester City winger last December.
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Jul 30th 2019, 12:36 PM
Vile abuse sent to James McClean condemned for 'bringing shame upon the sport'
Anti-discrimination group Kick it Out have branded the abuse sent to the Irish international on a birthday card a ‘disgrace.’
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May 1st 2019, 5:57 PM
Premier League stars lead stand against racism with social media boycott
The campaign is being coordinated by the PFA.
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Apr 19th 2019, 2:29 PM
Premier League players to boycott social media in stand over racist abuse
The campaign has been organised in response to a number of high-profile incidents in recent months.
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Apr 18th 2019, 6:09 PM
West Ham 'disgusted' by fans' anti-Semitic chants after videos surface on social media
The club have vowed to ban those responsible for the chants.
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Apr 14th 2019, 12:15 AM
Ligue 1 match temporarily stopped due to racist chants
‘We are in the 21st century, it’s unacceptable,’ Amiens captain Prince Gouano said.
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Apr 12th 2019, 8:37 PM
Arsenal bid to identify fan over apparent racial abuse
The incident occurred during the Premier League side’s 2-0 win over Napoli on Thursday night.
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Apr 12th 2019, 5:15 PM
Football League 'saddened, disappointed and angered' by more alleged racist abuse
There were several incidents reported this weekend.
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Apr 7th 2019, 2:49 PM
Sheffield United terminate striker's contract after she's banned for racial abuse
The club acted swiftly following the outcome of the FA’s disciplinary hearing.
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Mar 20th 2019, 3:29 PM
Zebo happy to take a stand to show racism is not acceptable in any walk of life
‘I’d be bulletproof with that stuff but it was important to not just accept it.’
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Jan 29th 2019, 7:30 AM
FA investigating as Spurs defender claims opponent made 'monkey noises' at her
Renee Hector says she was subjected to racist abuse mid-game with parties involved releasing statements.
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Jan 7th 2019, 8:48 AM
Morrison: 'It's a disgrace. It's 60s and 70s stuff, going back to the dinosaur years'
The former Ireland international has voiced his opinion on recent acts of racism in the Premier League.
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Dec 11th 2018, 10:20 AM
Chelsea suspend four fans for alleged racial abuse of Raheem Sterling
The club and police continue their investigations into the incident.
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Dec 10th 2018, 5:38 PM
'Completely unacceptable' - Spurs ban fan who threw banana skin at Aubameyang
It happened after the Arsenal striker opened the scoring in yesterday’s North London derby.
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Dec 3rd 2018, 1:46 PM
Kick It Out slams 'unacceptable' booking of Balotelli for reporting racist abuse
Nice allege that the striker was booked for complaining to the referee over racist abuse from Dijon fans.
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Feb 12th 2018, 5:45 PM
Liverpool teenager accuses Uefa of brushing racism 'under the carpet'
Rhian Brewster has been subject to racist abuse in the past.
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Dec 28th 2017, 7:00 PM
'It's deeply saddening that racism is still part of the game we all enjoy and love' - Christie
The Ireland defender has responded to online abuse received since Ireland’s World Cup play-off disappointment.
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Nov 20th 2017, 10:07 PM
'One of our own' - FAI and Irish fans come out in support of Christie after racial abuse
The Ireland full-back has been targeted online since last week’s World Cup play-off defeat.
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Nov 20th 2017, 5:00 PM
Man United seek to identify Lukaku chant culprits
“We’re Man United, we’ll sing what we want”, was the message from St Mary’s after fans were urged to drop racist references to the striker.
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Sep 23rd 2017, 4:42 PM
Napoli fans wear masks to show solidarity with player after racism incident
Kalidou Koulibaly was the victim of monkey chants at Lazio last week.
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Feb 7th 2016, 6:30 PM
Belgian defender responds to racist chants with monkey goal celebration
‘I gave the best answer,’ says Genk’s Christian Kabasele.
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Oct 7th 2015, 10:10 AM
Despite 'sexist, racist & homophobic' texts, no FA punishment for Malky Mackay
After 11-month investigation, the manager and his former colleague Iain Moody, escape sanctions.
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Jul 16th 2015, 10:02 PM
Hartlepool fans warned not to 'black up' and wear Bob Marley costumes
Supporters of the League Two outfit were planning to travel to Carlisle in fancy dress, but Kick It Out have warned them against it.
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Apr 24th 2015, 7:21 PM
Inflatable banana thrown at Gervinho 'pure coincidence' - Feyenoord
The Dutch club’s general manager Eric Gudde has claimed the giant fruit thrown at the Ivorian in Thursday’s Europa League clash was not an act of racism.
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Feb 27th 2015, 10:17 AM
Football tarnished by further racism footage as West Ham fans under fire
The chanting was filmed by a passenger on the London Underground before the Hammers’ 2-2 draw with Spurs.
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Feb 23rd 2015, 3:43 PM
'I would never insult a Jewish person' - Wigan owner apologises for comments
A statement from anti-racism campaigners Kick It Out questioned whether the 77-year-old was a “fit and proper person”.
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Nov 21st 2014, 10:27 AM
Yaya Toure calls Twitter abuse 'a disgrace'
The 31-year-old Ivory Coast international was reportedly subjected to a string of abusive and racist messages hours afters reactivating his Twitter account.
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Nov 4th 2014, 5:32 PM
Police investigating Celtic defender Van Dijk's racism claims
The Dutchman says he was subjected to monkey chants in their 2-1 win over St Mirren.
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Sep 29th 2014, 7:50 PM
Barry John Keane upset an awful lot of people with his time-wasting antics
Kerry sub kicked two points — but also kicked the ball off Paul Durcan’s tee to waste precious seconds.
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Sep 21st 2014, 6:56 PM
Free this weekend? The SARI Soccerfest is on in Dublin
Sport Against Racism Ireland are putting on two days of fun and football in the Phoenix Park.
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Sep 13th 2014, 8:00 AM
Over 100,000 sets of rainbow laces handed out ahead of anti-homophobia campaign
This weekend sees players lace up for a good cause for the second consecutive year.
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Sep 11th 2014, 2:54 PM
Westmeath footballer Ilunga on dealing with racism in GAA and fearing for his life in Congo
The talented teenage full-back has learned to laugh off abuse on the pitch after an incident last year.
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May 27th 2014, 11:47 AM
Spanish police arrest man suspected of throwing a banana at Barcelona's Dani Alves
The Brazilian defender has been widely praised for dismissing the racist act by eating the piece of fruit.
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Apr 30th 2014, 1:56 PM
'We are all monkeys': Neymar and Brazil unite behind Dani Alves after defiant response to racism
So much love, so much potassium.
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Apr 28th 2014, 10:41 AM
Banned Nicolas Anelka to leave West Brom
The star announced his departure from the club on Twitter today.
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Mar 14th 2014, 8:05 PM
Shirt sponsors tell West Brom to drop Anelka as club call for 'quenelle' decision
Zoopla, a property portal co-owned by Jewish businessman Alex Chesterman, could pull out of their two-year contract with the club.
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Jan 18th 2014, 1:27 PM
Yaya Toure calls for UEFA action after falling victim to racist abuse
A section of the CSKA Moscow reportedly aimed offensive chanting at the Manchester City midfielder.
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Oct 24th 2013, 6:45 AM
Norwich threaten life bans after abuse of Hughton on Facebook
Norfolk Police made the club aware of the abuse after the 4 – 1 defeat to Arsenal.
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Oct 21st 2013, 7:45 PM
UEFA agree to introduce 10-game bans for racism
The football governing body ratified plans to impose the new rules this afternoon.
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May 23rd 2013, 5:15 PM
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