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The Home Secretary has proposed legislation that those who make racial statements online will be barred from watching football matches

The Home Secretary has proposed legislation that those who make racial statements online will be barred from watching football matches

According to Sky Sports, the UK Home Secretary proposes to create a new law, and racist commentators related to football may be banned from participating in English and Welsh football matches for up to 10 years.

Home Secretary Plitti Patel is pushing ahead with legislation that plans to extend the football ban to cyber-racist crimes. Previous football bans included restrictions on people who commit violent, racist and homophobic crimes.

This follows a number of England players who were subjected to racist atrocities after this summer's European Championship final, with the Prime Minister promising harsh action against cyber abusers.

The new law is expected to be introduced in the form of amendments and will be introduced earlier after New Year's Day. The Home Secretary said in an interview: "This summer we saw beautiful football games tainted by racism by cyber trolls who hid behind keyboards and attacked our players. Racism is unacceptable and the football field has long been tainted by this atrocity. Those who spread racist rhetoric online must be punished, and the law I announced will ensure they are barred from watching football matches. ”

There are currently 1300 football bans in England and Wales that prohibit individuals from playing regular football for 3-10 years. The bans were either issued after a conviction for a football-related offence or after a complaint was lodged by the local police, the British traffic police or the Crown Prosecution Service. These bodies can apply to the courts to impose penalties on those who cause or participate in football violence at any time in the UK or elsewhere.

Violating the ban would result in a criminal offense punishable by up to 6 months in prison, or an indefinite fine, or both. Further injunctive penalties may also be imposed. British Culture Secretary Nadine Doris said: "Footballers' social media is riddled with racist remarks all day long, which has a profound impact on everyone involved in the game, and this must end. We're tackling racism in all its forms, and in addition to banning racism in soccer games, we've introduced groundbreaking laws to eliminate online violence and ensure that cyber tech companies, address hate speech on their websites. ”

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