FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Middlesbrough v Norwich City - Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Britain - March 30, 2019 Match official in a t-shirt in support of the Kick It Out campaign Action Images/Ed Sykes
LONDON (Reuters) - Reports of discrimination across all levels of English football rose by 32% last season, according to a study released by equality and inclusion organisation Kick It Out on Wednesday.
There were 422 reports of discrimination in 2018, up from 319 in the previous season, with racism remaining the most common form of discrimination in professional and grassroots football, constituting 65% of reports.
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