03-03-2016, 14:05
A foreign player is twice as likely to get a red card as a British player in FL matches. A black player is 50% more likely to get a red card as a white player.
This doesn't mean that foreign players or black players are dirtier or picked on by referees but it is significant.
Over 90% of yellow cards issued for simulation have been given to foreign players.
This doesn't mean that foreign players or black players are dirtier or picked on by referees but it is significant.
Over 90% of yellow cards issued for simulation have been given to foreign players.
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