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Working with the football anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out, Ofcom spoke to figures from across sport and broadcasting to get an understanding of their experiences to help with tackling the issue.

Sanjay Bhandari, chair of the anti-discrimination body Kick It Out, said: "The impact of online abuse is undeniable, and the rise in discriminatory social media reports to Kick It Out last season shows it's getting worse."

Vaughan said days after the match she was informed by her club that she needed to provide a statement because she had been reported by a member of the opposition club, via football anti-discrimination body Kick It Out, to her local county FA.

Last week, football anti-discrimination group Kick It Out said that the Supreme Court ruling would have "far-reaching consequences" in a statement expressing "solidarity with the trans community".

As first reported by Sky News, Kogan has been preferred to other shortlisted candidates, ex-Aston Villa and Liverpool chief executive Christian Purslow, and Sanjay Bhandari, chairman of football's anti-racism charity Kick It Out.