By Adegboyega Adeleye
The Football Association (FA) has introduced a tougher anti-discrimination policy that will see players, managers and members of technical staff found guilty of discriminatory conduct receive a minimum 10-match suspension from the start of the new season, according to the BBC.
The new sanction, agreed by the FA, Premier League, English Football League, National League and Women’s Super League, replaces the previous standard minimum six-match suspension for aggravated breaches of FA Rule E3.2, which covers misconduct involving references to race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation and disability.
The strengthened punishment forms part of the FA’s commitment to creating what it described as “a game free from discrimination.”
“While significant progress has been made in recent years, discriminatory conduct continues to be a challenge across the game,” the FA said in a statement quoted by the BBC.
