Troy Townsend is Head of Development at Kick it Out, helping educate the football world – from top to bottom - about discrimination in the game. Here, he tells the Palace programme that he believes his job is more important than ever before.
This season, the football world hung its collective head in shame on a number of occasions. A banana was thrown at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the north London derby. Raheem Sterling was the victim of vile, allegedly racist abuse whilst on the pitch at Stamford Bridge. Mohamed Salah was abused – allegedly targeting his faith – at West Ham United.