British sports minister to meet with football officials over racism

AFP  |  London 

British minister has said she plans to meet with authorities following recent incidents of racist chanting and abuse at major matches.

Campaign groups including Kick it Out and Stonewall will also be invited to discuss what else can be done to clamp down on racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic abuse at matches.

In December, Chelsea suspended four people from their ground in west pending a police investigation into alleged racial abuse of Manchester City forward during City's 2-0 defeat in a match.

The same month saw a Tottenham Hotspur fan fined by a court for throwing a banana skin at Arsenal's

Meanwhile the FA are investigating alleged racist chanting by some Millwall supporters during their 3-2 victory over Everton in last month.

"Those involved in abuse are not football fans, they are using football as a cloak for discriminatory, and often criminal, behaviour, and they are not welcome in our stadiums," said

"Together we must find a way to tackle this. I will be bringing together the football authorities and other organisations with an interest, in the coming weeks, to agree what action must be taken to stamp out all forms of discrimination at events.

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First Published: Tue, February 05 2019. 03:35 IST