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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/07/2026

Growing up, I would watch football on TV or listen on the radio, from the safety of my own home, after I was racially abused on the terraces and my brothers were chased away from a different stadium by National Front extremists.

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Racist and homophobic abuse on the rise in English football as new figures released

Reports of abuse soared last season, with Kick It Out claiming discrimination is ‘deeply embedded’ in English football

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/07/2026

Forty years on, it’s heartbreaking to think we could go back to those dark days. We simply cannot allow a resurgence of these racist and hateful attitudes in and around our national game.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/07/2026

Football should be for everyone - and that means clubs taking a stand, authorities prosecuting hate crimes, and allies continuing to make their voices heard. Let's kick it out.

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