British footballers have experienced racism for a very long time, with several incidents in recent memory. During the 1990s, discrimination worsened to the point where black and Asian fans of clubs would not go to matches due to the level of discrimination they experienced, usually from fellow fans. In a Euro 2020 qualifier match in Bulgaria, the match was stopped twice after Bulgarian fans shouted racist chants, with four being arrested soon after. Incidents in 2018 rose by 67% in professional games, a sharp increase compared to other types of discrimination. Discrimination is especially targeted at referees of colour by players sent off due to bad conduct. Joel Mannix, a referee, recalls one instance of another referee telling him:"I'm just refereeing a game. I may have got it wrong, I may not have got it wrong, but is there any reason to act like that?"The issue is not just limited to English players. Josh Magennis, a striker for the Northern Ireland team, has called for a "paper trail" for football tickets after several instances of racism from fans while playing football at a professional level.