Club supports No Room For Racism campaign

The Club will be raising awareness of the Premier League’s No Room for Racism campaign at Saturday’s match with Watford.

The Premier League is making it clear there is No Room For Racism and it continues to work with all clubs, fans, the FA, EFL, PFA, Kick It Out and the police to tackle discrimination across all areas of football.

Campaign visuals will appear on our LED advertising boards, on-pitch pre-match and in our matchday programme, with a short video played ahead of kick-off and at half-time, emphasising that racist conduct is not tolerated and urging supporters to take action – ‘If you see it, report it.’

The Club has an ongoing text service for fans to report any form of abuse or anti-social behavior that they witness at our stadium.

The Premier League’s ongoing work includes reviewing how offenders are identified, investigated and sanctioned. Education also takes place through rehabilitation programmes. Senior stewards have been trained in evidence-gathering at matches through the use of technology – such as increased CCTV coverage at grounds and bodycams – to inhibit offending behaviour and aid the identification of offenders. The Premier League is also developing additional training for stewards to ensure they are empowered and equipped to deal with discrimination at matches.

Football is putting pressure on social media companies to tackle the issue of racism on their platforms. In addition, the Premier League is working with its BAME Participants’ Advisory Group to ensure the views of BAME players and coaches are heard and to help inform ongoing work.

Premier League Interim Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “Our fans share the belief that racism has no place in football or wider society, but discrimination still exists among a minority. We will not tolerate racism in any form and urge anybody who witnesses racist behaviour to report it.

“Tackling discrimination is a priority and we carry out a wide range of work in this area throughout the year. Education is crucial and our clubs run fantastic community programmes focused on informing thousands of children and young people about the importance of equality and inclusion. Off the pitch, we continue to review and improve reporting and sanctioning processes for offenders. And within the game we are committed to creating more pathways for black coaches.

“Premier League football brings together fans and players from all backgrounds for matches which are watched around the world. We are open to everyone and welcome all the supporters who bring passion, emotion and rivalry to create a positive matchday atmosphere, but we want to make it clear – there is no room for racism."

We shall also be dedicating Saturday’s match to celebrating Black History Month, the annual celebration of the UK’s black history and heritage, as part of our commitment to promoting equality and diversity for all.

Fans will be able to read more about the initiative, as well as the Club’s black history, within our matchday programme.

Ledley King will be making an appearance at half-time, speaking about the importance of the campaign as we show video footage of his appearance - alongside Kyle Walker-Peters and Women’s team goalkeeper Becky Spencer - at an educational workshop delivered by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation for local school children earlier this week.

We are delighted to welcome students from the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS) initiative to the media areas at Saturday’s match, giving promising young black media students an insight into sports journalism at the highest level.

If you witness any form of anti-social, abusive or discriminatory behaviour, homophobic language, crime, vandalism, violence, persistent standing, the use of smoke bombs or pyrotechnics close to you at any of our matches, please send a text to 07537404821 along with your location (block/row/seat) and the location of the offence (block/row/seat).

Text 07537404821 with - FOUL (language & behaviour); RACISM (racist chanting & shouting); HPH (homophobic chanting); DRINK (drinking alcohol in view of the pitch); SMOKE (smoking in the stadium); STAND (standing up); PYRO (use of or intended use of any pyrotechnic or smoke bomb).