Discrimination in Football: The Criminal and Regulatory Offences

Introduction

Discrimination is the most topical issue in football today. Barely a matchday goes by without further reports of players being subjected to racist abuse.

There are a wide range of criminal offences to consider in this area and this webinar will set out the menu of criminal offences available to prosecutors when considering such cases.

It will also consider the FA’s own regulatory regime for discriminatory conduct committed by participants in football.

What You Will Learn

This live broadcast will cover the following:

• The criminal offences in this area
• Upcoming changes
• The FA regulatory offences
• The FA sanction regime
• Standard minimum bans
• Exceptions to the minimum

This webinar was recorded on 13th January 2022