QPRs Rio Ferdinand strikes back at scared Kick It Out

October 2, 2014, 1:08 pm

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Defender responds to Herman Ouseleys criticism
Comments centre-on T-shirt dispute at John Terry trial

Rio Ferdinand has hit back at Kick It Out and accused the anti-discrimination organisation of being too scared to wear its T-shirts in court during the race trial involving his brother, Anton, and John Terry, despite claims from Herman Ouseley that the former England international should direct his anger at the Football Association and other power brokers of the game.

Ouseley, the Kick It Out chairman, told the Guardian this week that the campaign group deserved better than being Ferdinands punchbag after the Queens Park Rangers defender described them as useless in his new book. However, at the launch of #2sides on Thursday night, Ferdinand reiterated his criticism and said he was not really bothered about Ouseleys remarks.

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Football still ‘male and pale’, says Kick It Out chairman Lord Ouseley

January 6, 2015, 7:22 am

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• Kick It Out reports dramatic increase in number of incidents
• Ouseley urges appointments from ethnic minorities and women
• Kick It Out takes aim at Wigan for hiring Malky Mackay

Football remains overwhelmingly “male and pale”, according to the anti-discrimination body Kick It Out which has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of incidents of discrimination reported last year.

In the organisation’s annual report, the Kick It Out chairman, Lord Herman Ouseley, has challenged clubs and authorities to appoint senior figures from ethnic minorities and women to reflect society.

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Racist abuse on rise in football as Lord Ouseley hits out at David Cameron

September 3, 2015, 2:59 pm

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• Reports of racist and discriminatory language up 21%
• Kick It Out also receives 38% increase in complaints

Reports of alleged racist and other discriminatory abuse made to the Football Association last season rose sharply to 887 incidents at all levels of the game, a 21% increase on the number reported to the governing body in 2013-14.

Football’s anti-discrimination campaign Kick It Out also received a large increase in incidents reported to it: 393 last season, a 38% rise from the 284 in 2013-14.

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FA inquiry into Heather Rabbatts shows it is ‘antiquated and in need of reform’

October 23, 2015, 11:16 am

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• Lord Ouseley hits out and calls on Greg Dyke to support Rabbatts
• Investigation follows support for Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro

A Football Association investigation into Heather Rabbatts’ public backing of the former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has been strongly criticised by equality activists, with Lord Ouseley describing the governing body as “antiquated” and in need of serious reform.

Rabbatts, an FA board member and head of the organisation’s inclusion advisory panel, is the subject of an inquiry after voicing “major concerns” regarding the disciplinary process in the Carneiro case, when José Mourinho was cleared of making discriminatory comments towards the doctor.

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Kick It Out reveals large rise in reported football discrimination on social media

September 6, 2016, 3:17 am

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• Annual report shows 2.5% increase in reported incidents of discrimination
• Most significant figure is 18% rise in reported social media instances

Incidents of discrimination in football are on the increase as abuse moves from the terraces to the internet, according to a report.

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Iraq war: judge to review Tony Blair prosecution ban

July 4, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Private criminal prosecution against former PM was blocked last year by courts giving Blair immunity against criminal charges

The most senior judge in England and Wales will hear a case attempting to overturn a ban on prosecuting Tony Blair over the Iraq war, the Guardian has learned.

A private criminal prosecution against the former Labour prime minister was blocked in 2016 by Westminster magistrates court when it was ruled Blair would have immunity from any criminal charges.

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Kick It Out says response by FA’s Clarke to PFA’s Sampson letter was ‘disgraceful’

October 17, 2017, 8:48 am

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• Herman Ouseley ‘shocked’ the response was in form of 14-word email
• Complaint should have brought closure within days, says Kick It Out chairman

Herman Ouseley, the chairman of Kick It Out, has described himself as “shocked” by the revelations about how Greg Clarke, one of the Football Association executives to be grilled at a parliamentary hearing over the Mark Sampson affair on Wednesday, responded to allegations that the governing body had been guilty of a cover-up.

Ouseley said it was “disgraceful” that Clarke’s response to a six-page letter from the Professional Footballers’ Association setting out a series of allegations about two senior FA employees, as well as informing him of new complaints about Sampson and another member of staff from the England Women’s set-up, came in the form of a 14-word email.

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'It really was a black service': world reaction to royal wedding

May 20, 2018, 9:00 am

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Anti-racist leaders give warm but cautious responses to Meghan and Harry’s ceremony

It wasn’t just the black preacher, though Bishop Michael Curry’s fiery address evoking Martin Luther King and the misery of slavery certainly packed a punch. There was also the cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the spiritual – This Little Light of Mine – sung by a black gospel choir.

There was symbolism stitched in to so many elements of the wedding service chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that spoke to her mixed-race heritage.

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Herman Ouseley to stand down as chairman of football’s Kick It Out

December 11, 2018, 7:34 am

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• Respected leader of anti-racism campaign to go after 25 years
• ‘Kick It Out is well positioned to keep the momentum afloat’

Lord Herman Ouseley is to stand down as the chairman of football’s anti-racism campaign Kick It Out after 25 continuous years in that position since the organisation was established in 1993.

The 73-year-old is understood to have informed Kick It Out’s trustees some time ago that he intended to retire at the end of this season and the announcement is not related to the resurgence of alleged racist incidents in the game.

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How can a sport worth billions spend just a pittance on fighting racism? | Daniel Taylor

December 15, 2018, 12:00 pm

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As Herman Ouseley announces his impending retirement from Kick It Out after 25 years, a game that can gift Richard Scudamore £5m can surely fund the campaign properly

It is probably a measure of the man – and the fact he would never draw attention to this himself – that I must confess that, until the last week, I did not realise Herman Ouseley had never received a penny in wages during all the years he has been at the forefront of football’s anti‑racism campaigning.

He announced on Tuesday that he will be retiring from Kick It Out at the end of the season, when he will be 74, and it probably sums up the modern‑day sport that he will be lucky to receive a thank you from some of the clubs that decided a gold clock was clearly insufficient as a farewell gift for Richard Scudamore, the Premier League’s chief executive, if the alternative was to parachute £5m into his account.

The FA’s contribution to Kick It Out is just under £125,000 a year and it does not give a penny to Show Racism the Red Card

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Lord Ouseley opted to quit Kick It Out over trustees’ handling of staff issues

December 20, 2018, 2:00 pm

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• Ouseley angered he was kept out of loop after concerns raised
• Staff complain of working environment at anti-racism charity

Herman Ouseley, the chair for 25 years of football’s anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out, announced he would stand down from the role because he was infuriated by his fellow trustees’ handling of personnel issues, the Guardian has learned.

Kick It Out, funded by the Football Association, Premier League, EFL and Professional Footballers’ Association, which each has a trustee on the board, is in some turmoil as it faces up to replacing Lord Ouseley, having just marked a quarter of a century since its formation in 1993 to combat racism in the game.

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Biggest ever football racism survey to be launched by Kick It Out

October 17, 2012, 1:26 am

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• Organisation begins wide-ranging consultation with fans
• Comes day after England U21 players abused in Serbia

The biggest ever fans' survey on tackling racism and discrimination in football is to be launched on Wednesday.

Kick It Out, football's anti-discrimination organisation, is launching the consultation with supporters ahead of their annual "One Game, One Community" programme, which starts on Thursday.

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Equality watchdog has failed, says campaigner Herman Ouseley - video

November 28, 2012, 8:47 am

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Equality campaigner Lord Herman Ouseley says the Equality and Human Rights Commission has failed as an organisation, and if it ceased to exist, most would not notice its disappearance. He describes the failure of the body as a tragedy, but says it has no relevance to the lives of victims of discrimination Continue reading...

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Herman Ouseley says Equality and Human Rights Commission has failed

November 28, 2012, 9:16 am

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Equalities campaigner blames absence of leadership and passion for 'disconnection' from people suffering discrimination

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has failed as an organisation and if it were to cease to exist, most of the people it was created to support would not notice its disappearance, the distinguished equalities campaigner Herman Ouseley has said.

Describing the failure of the body as a tragedy, Ouseley said the EHRC "had failed the most vulnerable communities in our society" since it was created in 2007. It had no relevance to the lives of victims of discrimination.

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Exclusive: Kick It Out slams top clubs for 'year wasted in hypocrisy'

December 10, 2012, 2:04 pm

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• Lord Ouseley cites a failure of 'morality' and 'leadership'
• FA, Premier League, Chelsea and Liverpool in the firing line

The chairman of Kick It Out, Lord Herman Ouseley, has launched a damning attack on the Football Association, the Premier League, Chelsea and Liverpool for a failure of "morality" and "leadership" over their handling of the racist abuse incidents by John Terry and Luis Suárez.

Lord Ouseley, who has decided to stand down from the FA Council and his other FA positions, said Chelsea and Liverpool protected their players because of their value as "assets", even when they were alleged, then proven by independent FA commissions, to have racially abused opponents. He describes the last year, when football has been rocked by repeated incidents of racism, as "12 months wasted in hypocrisy" by the authorities.

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Lord Ouseley's FA Council exit saddens sports minister Hugh Robertson

December 11, 2012, 7:11 am

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• 'He's a good man. He's done a lot of good work'
• Ouseley said there was a 'moral vacuum' at top of game

The sports minister Hugh Robertson said he was "very sad" about Lord Ouseley's decision to stand down from the Football Association Council and his other positions within the game's governing body.

Ouseley told the Guardian that the last 12 months had been "wasted in hypocrisy" by Liverpool, Chelsea and the FA and that there was a "moral vacuum" at the top of the game.

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Lord Ouseley rebukes ruling bodies for delay on anti-racism measures

December 13, 2012, 1:56 pm

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• 'Football should have produced these plans immediately'
• 'Are the people running leagues giving dynamic leadership?'

Lord Herman Ouseley, the chairman of Kick It Out, has criticised the Football Association and the Premier and Football Leagues for the time taken responding to the government's request for improved anti-racism policies. Detailed plans are at an advanced stage, including a commitment to recruit more black and ethnic-minority coaches and referees, but they will not be delivered to the government until February at the earliest.

That will amount to a full year since the FA and leagues met the prime minister, David Cameron, in Downing Street and promised to improve the game's stance on racism.

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Richard Scudamore case shows perils of making a slip in public life | Owen Gibson

May 20, 2014, 9:01 am

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After 20 years’ campaigning Kick It Out and Lord Ouseley are still still sticking their heads above the parapet

“Someone has got to put their head above the parapet. You might get it chopped off, but it’s the only way you’re going to get change. People have to feel threatened.”

The Kick It Out chairman, Lord Ouseley, is talking about the handful of players – from John Fashanu to Paul Elliott, from Kevin-Prince Boateng to Yaya Touré – who have driven change over the two decades since he founded football’s equality body. But he could just as well be talking about himself.

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Kick It Out: we deserve better than being Rio Ferdinand’s ‘punchbag’

October 1, 2014, 6:21 am

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• Anti-racism body heavily criticised in player’s autobiography
• ‘Rio is selling a book of trivia. Bigger issues remain untouched’
• Rio Ferdinand calls John Terry an ‘idiot’ over race row
• John Terry and Anton Ferdinand: Who said what and when

Kick It Out, football’s leading anti-racism organisation, has told the Guardian it deserves better than to be turned into Rio Ferdinand’s “punchbag” after discovering he has attacked it as “useless” in his latest autobiography for allegedly not supporting his family enough during the race trial involving his younger brother, Anton, and John Terry.

Herman Ouseley, the chairman, decided to speak out after the serialisation of Ferdinand’s book, #2sides, stated that the former England international’s decision not to wear a Kick It Out T-shirt in defiance of Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United was taken out of principle because the group had “refused to come to the courtroom with us, so I wasn’t willing to go through the charade … My parents probably wouldn’t have spoken to me if I had.”

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Rio Ferdinand hits back at Kick It Out’s ‘punchbag’ criticism

October 2, 2014, 1:29 am

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• Defender describes anti-racism body as ‘pointless’ in tweet
• ‘We deserve better than being Rio Ferdinand’s punchbag’
• Ferdinand calls Terry an ‘idiot’ over Anton Ferdinand race row

Rio Ferdinand has responded to Kick It Out’s criticism of him by describing football’s leading anti-racism organisation as “pointless”.

In an interview with the Guardian on Wednesday, Herman Ouseley, the chairman, defended the organisation after Ferdinand described them as “useless” in his book #2sides over its handling of the race trial involving his younger brother, Anton, and John Terry.

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