Currently, football banning orders do not cover offences committed online. Former FA chairman Lord Triesman urged the Government to look at banning orders for fans who post racist hate. It says: “We are calling for the Football Association and the government to work together now to ban all those who have carried out racist abuse, online or offline, from all football matches in England for life. Former Labour MP John Mann, a non-affiliated peer, backed his call for banning orders to be used against racist web trolls. Lord Mann said: “The Football Banning Orders Act of 1989 (should) be amended to include online hatred.

Source: Daily Mirror July 13, 2021 12:40 UTC