If a football team are playing a match and hear or witness racist abuse from opposition fans, what do you think they should do?

If a football team are playing a match and hear or witness racist abuse from opposition fans, what do you think they should do? Published on 16 October 2019 → Survey conducted on 16 October 2019 on 3497 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Walk off and not continue to play the first time they experience racism

17%

Pause the game while the fans are asked to stop, but walk off if they continue to experience racism

44%

Stop the game every time it happens, but stay on the pitch to complete the match

12%

Just carry on playing and ignore it

15%

Other

Don’t know

10%

Walk off and not continue to play the first time they experience racism

17%

Pause the game while the fans are asked to stop, but walk off if they continue to experience racism

44%

Stop the game every time it happens, but stay on the pitch to complete the match

12%

Just carry on playing and ignore it

15%

Other

Don’t know

10%

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