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Afternoon Update: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation appeal; Pesutto to pay $2.3m; and flushing worm wins photography prize

Federal court agrees SAS veteran was not defamed by Nine newspapers when it published reports he committed war crimes in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Azeem Rafiq among sportspeople highlighting impact of online abuse in new report

Some contributors said they self-censored online or while broadcasting for fear of being targeted.

The Independent UK

‘Abuse has become normalised’: report details devastating impact of online hate

The amount of online abuse directed at people in sport is getting worse and is having a ‘devastating impact’ on their lives, livelihoods and families, a new report by Ofcom and Kick It Out has found

The Guardian - UK

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Kick It Out urges support for trans players after exclusion from women’s game

The governing bodies updated their policies in light of a ruling from the UK Supreme Court last month.

The Independent UK

‘Sexism isn’t banter’: Phil Foden chants crossed a line, says Kick It Out chief

The FA will not take action over the chants despite widespread outrage

The Independent UK

New system for reporting sexism at matches launched after growing abuse of female fans

A new system for reporting sexism and misogyny at football matches is to come into effect in response to the growing abuse of female fans

The Guardian - UK

Spurs told Rodrigo Bentancur appeal ‘overlooked’ wider offence comments caused

Bentancur made a discriminatory comment about Son Heung-min in an interview in his home country Uruguay in June.

The Independent UK

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Herman Ouseley stood up to be counted when football was failing to act on racism

The Kick It Out pioneer did not seek thanks or praise but to fight discrimination, and did so with wisdom and tenacity

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What the end of Port Talbot steelworks says about Britain’s green energy transition

In today’s newsletter: The end of coal, steel plants facing closure – how the UK is trying to build a post-fossil fuel economy

The Guardian - UK

Emiliano Martínez’s ears are ringing but Manchester United’s are burning

In today’s Football Daily: Bayern beaten in Big Cup, broccoli and RIP Lord Herman Ouseley

The Guardian - UK

Lord Herman Ouseley: Kick It Out founder dies aged 79 as tributes paid to ‘trailblazer’

Ouseley founded Kick It Out - then called Let's Kick Racism Out of Football - in 1993 and chaired the charity for 25 years

Evening Standard

Kick It Out founder Herman Ouseley dies aged 79

Campaigner who worked to combat racism and discrimination in football dies after short illness

The Guardian - UK

Kick it Out founder Lord Herman Ouseley dies at age of 79

The anti-discrimination charity said Ouseley was a ‘fearless advocate for under-represented and disadvantaged communities’

The Independent UK

Rodrigo Bentancur charged by FA over alleged racist remark in TV interview

Kick It Out received complaints after Bentancur’s reference to Tottenham team-mate Song Heung-min during the interview.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

More than half of female football fans experience sexism on match days in England

Younger women, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ supporters are particularly affected by sexism at matches, according to new survey

The Guardian - UK

New figures show record number of discrimination reports in football last season

The anti-discrimination and inclusion charity, Kick It Out, received a record number of reports of racism, sexism and faith-based abuse in football last season

The Guardian - UK

Kick It Out hopes to appoint Samuel Okafor as new chief executive

Kick It Out wants to appoint Samuel Okafor, a director of the private bank Coutts, as the anti-racism charity’s new chief executive

The Guardian - UK

Kick It Out sends letter to UK media over use of Saka’s picture in England defeat

The anti-discrimination group has criticised the prominence of Saka’s image in England’s loss, saying: ‘Words and pictures hit harder than you might realise’

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Evening Standard

Troy Townsend to leave anti-discrimination football charity Kick it Out after 13 years

Townsend, the organisation’s head of player engagement, will step down at the end of June

Evening Standard

New Kick It Out survey reveals four out of five female coaches have faced sexism

Over half of those who said they had experienced sexism or misogyny admitted they had thought about quitting coaching

The Guardian - UK

Four in five female UK football coaches report having experienced sexism

Female coaches are being left ‘exhausted’ by a football culture still rife with sexism, new research has claimed

The National (Scotland)

Kick It Out calls alleged racist abuse of Luton’s Carlton Morris ‘shameful’

Anyone found guilty of racially abusing Luton’s Carlton Morris must face “the strongest possible consequences”, Kick It Out has said.

The Independent UK

‘Shameful’ alleged racist abuse of Luton’s Carlton Morris must be harshly punished

The 28-year-old striker complained of a comment made by Sheffield United fans, which anti-racism organisation Kick it Out caaled ‘vile behaviour’

The Guardian - UK

Abbas Khan: the trailblazing football official striving to break down barriers

Assistant referee welcomes work done to diversify the game and explains what clubs can do to further assist Muslims

The Guardian - UK

Football clubs failing to hit ethnic and gender diversity targets, reveals FA

Premier League, EFL and WSL clubs who pledged to improve diversity in recruitment have collectively failed to hit their agreed annual targets

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