Breaking News English

Players from England's professional football leagues have a campaign group that racism and homophobia common in the game. Over 200 professionals in the Premier League, and the three divisions below it, part in a survey by the campaigners Kick It Out. The organization both racism and homophobia were everywhere in English football. Over half of those who the survey said they regularly see racism and homophobia. A quarter said they have racist or homophobic comments from fans or other players. One in five said they have it from their own teammates. Many players said there should better policing at football matches.

Kick It Out said things were but progress was too slow. It said many players about the slow progress. Its website said: "During the 2012/13 season, a number of players publicly their discontent at what they to be a lack of progress in racism and discrimination across the game." Former Premier League player Paul Mortimer said there was less racism and homophobia now than there in the 1980s and 1990s. He said: "If you any club in the country, any stadium or any training ground, everything in a club has on. But some of the discriminatory vocabulary is from a bygone era. This kind of mentality is still in the dark ages. It to move on."