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English football's anti-discrimination organisation, players' union criticise Amazon for failing to remove racist reviews of Eniola Aluko's book
•Aluko, who is black, and her publishers have been in contact with Amazon about the reviews, but they remain on the site. Amazon told The Associated Press it does not suppress reviews based on star ratings
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard 'disgusted' to hear about racial abuse directed at striker Tammy Abraham
•Chelsea coach Frank Lampard asked social media companies to keep a check on racist abuse on their platforms and take stringent action for the same
FA increases minimum ban for racist abuse, empowers match officials to penalise managers and backroom staff
•The English Football Association has increased its mandatory minimum ban for first-time offenders found guilty of discriminatory behaviour to six matches from five ahead of the 2019-2020 season.
Premier League: Increase in racist incidents in England from grassroots to top-flight football, claims Campaign group Kick it Out
•Incidents of racism made up the bulk of incidents of discrimination with anti-Semitism and Islamophobia incidents also showing up in English football
British sports minister Mims Davies to hold meeting with football leaders to tackle racial abuse during matches
•British sports minister Mims Davies has said she plans to meet with football authorities following recent incidents of racist chanting and abuse at major matches.
Infographic: 54 percent of fans across the world have witnessed racism at football games, says international survey
Fpsports •The survey said the proportion of fans who had witnessed racism was highest in three Latin American nations, at 77 percent in Peru and Costa Rica, and 71 percent in Colombia.
Ligue 1: French League to investigate Mario Balotelli's allegations of being racially abused by Dijon fans
•Balotelli was booked for gesticulating angrily at the crowd in the game on Saturday and complained to the referee that he had been subjected to racist abuse.
Premier League: West Ham United sack director of recruitment Tony Henry over racism allegations
•West Ham on Thursday suspended director of recruitment Tony Henry while the Premier League club investigates allegations that he made racist remarks about African players.
New England women's boss Phil Neville will not face charges over 'historical' sexist tweets, confirms FA
•New England women's coach Phil Neville will not be punished over sexist tweets that have overshadowed his appointment, the Football Association said on Wednesday.
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 top-scorer Rhian Brewster slams UEFA over indifferent attitude to racism
•Brewster, who is yet to feature for Liverpool's first team, says he has witnessed racial abuse — either aimed at him or a teammate — seven times this year.