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"This summer we saw the beautiful game marred by disgraceful racism from online trolls, who hid behind their keyboards and abused our footballers," Patel was quoted as saying by British media.
"Those responsible for appalling racist abuse online must be punished. The changes to the law I am announcing will make sure they are banned from attending football matches."
The new law will be brought forward early in the new year, British media reported, in the form of an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
"In an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill". So basically shoving in some bare minimum anti racism legislation that they probably won't enforce, as a way to get people to support a bill which also effectively criminalises any meaningful protest. That's a yikes.