Children playing football are being targeted by racist abuse and there is growing frustration that local football officials are not punishing the perpetrators.
"I'm just playing football, doing what I love. But some people just take their anger out on you and you just have to keep your head up."Premier League players have opted to no longer take a knee before every gameHowever visible the"No room for racism" campaign remains at the top of the game, Alpha United Juniors don't see necessary changes at their grassroots levels with greater protection for victims.
Cases can be challenging to prove - when it's the word of their player against an abusive opponent, even audio and video evidence suddenly becomes unavailable.Humair Shahid took a break from coaching the Alpha kids to express his frustration. He said:"We have to fix the problem - and the problem in grassroots is about representation on county, FA boards.
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