At a time when Liverpool's match with Manchester United in the English Premier League caused hundreds of complaints due to the inconvenience it caused to color-blind patients, the negative draw in it reduced the ambition of Juergen Klopp, coach of the defending team, who confirmed that what matters to him is to qualify for the Champions League. .
Catherine Albany-Ward, chief executive of the Color Blindness Awareness Association, said the Liverpool match with Manchester United had caused "hundreds" of complaints from fans suffering from color blindness due to difficulties in differentiating the shirts of the two clubs.
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United used to wear a black and white shirt away from home, but replaced it with a dark shirt against Liverpool, who wore their traditional red shirt at Anfield.
"It's happening all the time," Albany-Ward told ESPN. "It happened before in the Southampton match with Sheffield United, and now in Liverpool with Manchester United."
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"But Sunday's match resulted in the largest number of complaints ever. We received hundreds and spent all morning trying to collect them all."
"This is really common, and it is a big problem because of the number of people affected, as it affects 1 in 12 people," she added.
In 2015, the NFL pledged to take into account the color blindness of some fans when broadcasting TV matches, after receiving many complaints.
Albany-Ward is back and wants something similar to happen in English football.
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The draw at Anfield struck Klopp disappointed, prompting him to say that the most important thing now is to qualify for the Champions League - that is, to be within the Premiership golden square - recognizing the difficulty of the task in light of the strong race this season between the teams for the four places.