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English games reporting hate crimes spikes 47%

Juan Mata criticised racist comments aimed at Paul Pogba as “cowardly” in an interview with ESPN’s Rob Dawson.

Jadon Sancho has spoken out about the detrimental impact of racism in football, following the abuse given to Romelu Lukaku at Inter Milan.

Trent Alexander-Arnold comments on the racial abuse in Serie A directed towards Romelu Lukaku by Cagliari fans.
The number of football matches in England and Wales where hate crime incidents were reported increased by 47% in the 2018-19 season, a British government study published on Thursday said.
Although football-related arrests dropped by 10% to 1,381 last season, the number of hate crimes reported increased from incidents in 131 matches the previous season to 193 matches in 2018-19.

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The Chesterfield Paradox: Club on simultaneous terrible AND brilliant runs

Martin Allen looks like he is struggling to comprehend the mind-bending logic behind Chesterfield’s recent run of results.
After being relegated from League Two last season, English club Chesterfield Town have not fared well on their first stint in non-league football since 1921.
The Spireites are currently mired in the relegation zone, fourth-bottom of the National League and without a win in 18 matches.
However, a reason to lift the doom and gloom at the Derbyshire club is the revelation that, as dismal as things might sound, their form is actually historically good.
Well, sort of.
Having crunched their numbers, statistician…

Club unveils new hot dog-themed kit and club motto: ‘You’ll Never Pork Alone’

If the name AFC Bedale rings a distant bell, it might be because you recall the non-league club’s seminal 2016 away kit.
After signing a sponsorship deal with a local sausage company, the Yorkshire amateurs found themselves furnished with a pink shirt that was covered entirely in bangers.
Two years on and the partnership is obviously still going strong, as Bedale’s new hot dog-themed kit for the 2018-19 season duly proves.
They have done it again …Well done to @AfcBedale and @HeckFood on another fantastic creation. #kitenvy#famous pic.twitter.com/8FDdZvUW0y— Bedale Cricket Club (@BedaleCC) 24 July 2018

As you can see, the shirt even comes with ‘the works’ — a swirl of ketchup…

Manchester United legends’ Salford City sack joint managers

Salford City have parted company with managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley.
The joint-managers of Salford City, part-owned by ex-Manchester United players including Ryan Giggs, have left the club.
A statement from the club said Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley were leaving due to “irreconcilable differences around personal terms” despite taking the club into the National League.
Johnson and Morley have guided Salford to three promotions in four seasons.
Gary Neville, one of the club’s co-owners alongside Nicky Butt, Phil Neville, Giggs, Paul Scholes and businessman Peter…

Discrimination in English football rises 38 percent – Kick It Out report

Kick It Out has said there is ‘still significant work to be done.’
Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has said incidents of racism, anti-gay abuse and other discrimination have increased by 38 percent from last season in the top four divisions of English football.
The group said that although this could be partially due to incidents having been made easier to report, the increase should serve as “a wake-up call.”
It said there had been 111 incidents of discrimination since August, with 64 of those happening at Premier League games and 47 in the other three divisions.
Those…

Discrimination in English football rises again – Kick It Out report

Kick It Out has said there is ‘still significant work to be done.’
Reports of discrimination in English football have risen for a fifth consecutive season, equality and inclusion organisation Kick It Out has said.
The group received 469 reports of discrimination last season compared to 402 in 2015-16, equating to an increase of 16.7 percent.
Race accounted for 48 percent of those reports in 2016-17, with 21 percent related to anti-gay discrimination and 17 percent to do with faith.
The reports of discrimination came from Premier League, English Football League…

Former Man United player Chris Casper joins Class of ’92 at Salford City

Chris Casper in action for Manchester United’s youth team in 1993.
A sixth member of Manchester United’s Class of ’92 has joined Salford City as their sporting director, according to the Daily Mirror.
Chris Casper, 42, has been appointed to the role by joint-owners Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Gary and Phil Neville to lead Academy ’92, a new youth development programme at the National League North club.
Casper was forced to retire from professional football at the age of 24, but has managed Bury and also worked for Bradford City and Grimsby Town.
The…

Leicester agree deal to sign Chester defender Sam Hughes – sources

Alejandro Moreno discusses what Leicester’s expectations should be going forward under Craig Shakespeare.
Leicester City have beaten a number of clubs to the signing of non-league defender Sam Hughes, sources close to the Premier League side have told ESPN FC.
Several Premier League and Championship clubs including Swansea City, Crystal Palace, Sheffield Wednesday, Wolves and Barnsley have been tracking Chester centre-back Hughes, but Leicester have moved to agree a deal.
Leicester have offered the 20-year-old a three-year contract at the King Power Stadium and he is initially set to link up with the…

Forest Green to become smallest club to ever play in Football League

Forest Green Rovers celebrate earning their place in League Two.
Forest Green manager Mark Cooper was delighted after the club sealed promotion from the National League to League Two with a 3-1 win over Tranmere Rovers in the playoff final.
The club hails from Nailsworth in Gloucestershire, and with a population of 5,794 it will become the smallest place to ever have a club in the Football League.
“It’s an unbelievable achievement to put a village team in the Football League,” Cooper said. “When you’re on the outside, you think everybody is earning 10 grand…

Sutton United sign goalkeeper Will Puddy after Wayne Shaw exit

Sutton United boss Paul Doswell reveals his pride in pushing Arsenal hard and restoring interest in the FA Cup.

Wayne Shaw steals the show in the FA Cup, Conan O’Brien joins Gio dos Santos and more in The Sweeper.

Dan Le Batard comments on Wayne Shaw’s pie-eating during Sutton’s FA Cup match against Arsenal.

The FC panel react to the ‘inevitable’ result of Arsenal downing Sutton United in their FA Cup fifth round matchup.

Ex-Southampton great Matt Le Tissier shows Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw why he is the penalty king.
Sutton United have signed Will Puddy on loan after they were left without a goalkeeper following the resignation of deputy Wayne Shaw last week.
Starting keeper Ross Worner went off injured during their National League game at Torquay on Saturday, after the 45-year-old Shaw, who would have taken his place, resigned earlier in the week in the wake of the Football Association and Gambling Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of betting rules.
Shaw, the “roly-poly goalie”…

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