People who are convicted of racism on social media, against football players, should be able to be banned from going to matches for up to ten years, says Interior Minister Priti Patel.
- This summer, we saw the beautiful game ruined by unpleasant racism from online roles that behind their keyboards insulted our football players.
They must be punished.
The change in the law I am now proposing ensures that they are banned from going to football matches, he says according to British media.
The English national team players Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford had to endure both threats and hatred after their respective penalty misses in the European Championship final this summer, which led to Italian victory.
And during the autumn, national team mates Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were exposed to racism during the World Cup qualifier away against Hungary in September.