With racism in football once more at the forefront of everyone’s thoughts following a spate of recent high-profile incidents, Uefa hosted its first Equal Game conference at Wembley Stadium aimed at tackling discrimination within the sport, part of a week-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of Football against Racism in Europe (Fare).

Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin opened the conference with an admission.

“Today I’m ashamed. I am ashamed that in 2019 we have to organise a conference to promote diversity. I’m ashamed that here in Europe not a weekend goes by without a discriminatory act taking place in our football stadiums, at amateur or professional level.