Kick It Out chair Lord Herman Ouseley believes football must do more to tackle the scourge of prejudice after a new report showed incidents of reported discrimination in the sport are still on the rise.
Ouseley said it is incumbent upon top officials and authorities to accept its role in confronting an issue afflicting society in general -- and singled out the grass-roots game as an area of special concern.
Incidents of discrimination in football are on the increase, according to a new report by the organisation.
Kick It Out's annual reporting statistics, released on Tuesday, show a 2.