Verified incidents reported at 287 matches out of total of 2,663 fixtures in 2019-20 season

One in 10 football fixtures in the 2019-20 season had an incident of hate crime in England and Wales, data gathered by the police, the FA and anti-discrimination campaigners has revealed for the first time.

There were verified hate crime incidents reported at 287 matches in the season, out of a total of 2,663 fixtures, data published by the Home Office shows.

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