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Why are there no black referees in the Premier League?

There are very few black referees in top flight league across Europe [Courtesy]

Black referees are failing to get into the upper reaches of English football because of the way they are assessed, a campaigner said Tuesday.

Reuben Simon, an ambassador for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) officials at Ref Support UK, said overt racism at worst and unconscious bias at best were both playing a part in blocking the progress of non-white referees.

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