2019: A YEAR THAT SHAMED OUR GAME
JANUARY 27: Racist chanting mars Millwall’s FA Cup win over Everton.
Chelsea lodge a formal complaint with UEFA over racist chanting aimed at Callum HudsonOdoi during a Europa League game.
A number of England players are racially abused during a Euro qualifying win in Montenegro.
Everton striker Moise Kean, then of Juventus, was abused by sections of the Cagliari support during a Serie A match. Team-mate Leonardo Bonucci later said Kean should take “50-50” of the blame.
Spurs defender Danny Rose says he cannot wait for his career to be over due to racism.
The EFL is “saddened, disappointed and angered” by numerous instances of alleged racist abuse at games.
APRIL 8: Watford’s Troy Deeney, below, reports abuse on social media. APRIL 11: A video of Chelsea fans singing a racist song at a Europa League game in Prague is condemned by the club, with three fans denied entry to the game. Arsenal also launch an investigation into their own fans after Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is allegedly abused during a Europa League tie. APRIL 12: The Ligue 1 game between Amiens and Dijon is halted for several minutes after abuse. APRIL 13: West Ham say they are “disgusted” by a video of fans singing an anti-Semitic song. APRIL 15: MK Dons and Tranmere condemn racist abuse of Dons forward Chuks Aneke on social media, while Notts County impose “indefinite club bans” on fans. APRIL 17: Manchester United’s Ashley Young is abused on Twitter after his side go out of the Champions League to Barcelona. APRIL 18: Leading players undertake a 24-hour social media boycott in protest at the ongoing abuse. APRIL 26: UEFA orders Montenegro to play June’s Euro 2020 qualifiers with Kosovo behind closed doors as a result of the racism from the England game in March. AUGUST 8: Kick It Out condemns a number of incidents on the opening weekend of the season, with Fulham defender Cyrus Christie alleging his sister was hit and racially abused. QPR’s U-18s walk off in the second half of a friendly against AD Nervion in Spain after abuse.