The Premier League today announces new enhanced anti-discrimination measures to be implemented in the 2021/22 season as the League and its clubs continue to work together to make it clear any form of discriminatory behaviour is unacceptable in football and wider society.

Premier League clubs have agreed to enforce new League-wide punishments, including bans, for any individual found to have behaved in a discriminatory or abusive way towards any club employee, player, match official, matchday steward or fan attending a Premier League match.

This will cover behaviour conducted in-person or online. Sanctions include permanent bans from attending not just League matches at the stadium of the club they support, but all Premier League matches.

Following any allegations of discriminatory behaviour, clubs will work together with the police to identify perpetrators.

“We call on fans to come together with us and our clubs to help tackle discrimination by challenging and reporting abuse wherever they see it.”

Richard Masters, Premier League Chief Executive

For instances of online abuse, the Premier League will investigate each reported incident through its online discriminatory abuse reporting system, which was launched in June 2020.

The Premier League supports players, managers and their families who receive discriminatory abuse by investigating each reported incident and taking legal action where appropriate, regardless of the offender’s location.

Source: Premier League Twitter