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Players from England's [professional / professionally] football leagues have told a campaign group that racism and homophobia are [commonly / common] in the game. Over 200 professionals playing in the Premier League, and the three divisions [before / below] it, took part in a survey conducted by the campaigners Kick It Out. The organization said [all / both] racism and homophobia were everywhere in English football. Over half of [those / them] who [answered / answering] the survey said they regularly see [racist / racism] and homophobia. A quarter said they have had racist or homophobic [comments / commentators] from fans or other players. One [in / into] five said they have seen it from their own teammates. Many players said there should be better [policed / policing] at football matches.

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