5 incidents which suggest discrimination is on the rise in football

5 incidents which suggest discrimination is on the rise in football

Footage of Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah being abused by supporters during his side’s Premier League draw at West Ham on Monday appears to be the latest in a worrying trend of discriminatory activity.

Here Press Association picks out five such moments from this season, which have convinced leading anti-racism campaigners to call for stadiums to be shut to combat the menace.

Tottenham fan banned

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
A fan threw a banana skin at Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (John Walton/PA)

Trouble at Millwall

Millwall
Millwall are set to shut sections of The Den (Victoria Jones/PA)

Chelsea sanctions?

Chelsea
Stamford Bridge could be shut if UEFA allegations are proven (John Walton/PA)

Pellegrini calls for ban

Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah suffered abuse at West Ham (Peter Byrne/PA)

Bong targeted

Gaetan Bong
Brighton boss Chris Hughton criticised the targeting of Gaetan Bong (Victoria Jones/PA)

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