KentOnline Podcast: Thousands sign petition calling for racists to be banned from all football matches in England
15:27, 13 July 2021
updated: 15:56, 13 July 2021
Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for anyone who racially abuses players to be banned from all football matches in England for life.
It follows comments made towards Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho after they missed penalties in the Euro2020 final against Italy.
Hear from Gurvinder Sandher from the Kent Equality and Cohesion Council and Carol Stewart who heads up the Medway African and Caribbean Association.
We've also been asking on socials what you think and have some of your comments.
Also in today's podcast, the boss of a Kent theatre says he can't wait to welcome full audiences back not that 'freedom day' has been confirmed.
Social distancing will be scrapped from Monday, July 19 so auditoriums can be packed out again.
There's a treat in store for stargazers tonight - if the cloud stays away.
A professor in astronomy from the University of Kent explains what we should be looking out for.
And there's Covid disruption in sport for the Gillingham squad and Kent's cricketers.
