"Stop the boats" chants heard across English football as anti-immigrant abuse rises

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Reported incidents of all discrimination reach new high

Reports of abuse in grassroots football rose for fifth year

Abusive chanting against immigrants has become a feature of football matches in England, according to new data from Kick It Out.

Last season 39 reports of anti-immigrant chanting were made to the anti-discrimination charity, more than the previous two seasons combined. Phrases such as “stop the boats” and “send them back” were reported as being heard “at all levels of the game”, as part of a growing trend of discriminatory “mass chanting” at matches, Kick It Out said.

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