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'Hate decreasing in football? That's rubbish'

October 13, 2016 09:56
Some Chelsea supporters, as well as fans of other clubs, have been criticised for antisemitic chanting

ByJosh Jackman, Josh Jackman

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Experts have called on the Football Association, Premier League, clubs and footballers themselves to do more to tackle antisemitism in the game.

Panellists including football writers Henry Winter and Anthony Clavane as well as Tony Bloom, chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion, also agreed that using the word "Yid" was unacceptable, even by Tottenham Hotspur fans using it as a club nickname.

They made the comments at a discussion which attracted around 200 people to the JW3 community centre in north-west London, which followed news from anti-racism group Kick It Out about a rise in reports of discrimination for the fourth season in a row.

Audience members expressed concern at the lack of action taken by the authorities with the panel citing incidents such as former Premier League player Nicolas Anelka's antisemitic quenelle gesture in 2013.