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Why don’t FIFA and the Premier League treat racist abuse as a workplace hazard?

by The Conversation June 8, 2026

written by The Conversation June 8, 2026

By Maame De-Heer and Taylor McKee When a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club fan hurled a banana peel that landed near Arsenal Football Club striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during a 2018 North London derby, a photographer captured the moment. That image became an arresting symbol of racism in soccer. ...

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Why don’t FIFA and the Premier League treat racist abuse as a workplace hazard?

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