English football bodies join forces with police and regulator to battle online abuse

February 18 – A new cross-organisation partnership, comprised of the English football authorities, the UK Football Policing Unit and regulator Ofcom, has been launched to strengthen efforts to combat online abuse in football and protect the players.

The working group – which includes the The Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, Women’s Super League, Professional Footballers’ Association and Kick It Out – will share intelligence and data on the scale and nature...