Report a disability hate incident within football

What can I report?

Disability hate incidents can include harassment, verbal abuse, bullying or intimidation, physical violence, threats, online abuse, using disability slurs, and theft of or damage to property.
You can find out more about disability hate incidents and what to report on the CAFE website.

What will happen to my report?

All reports will be logged by CAFE and added anonymously to our annual incident report publication. They will also be shared with Fare network who record all forms of discrimination within European football in monthly incident lists.

CAFE will refer reports to the relevant club or national association on your behalf. Depending on the location of the match or the competition, some reports may be also be referred to Fare network, who have third-party reporting status with UEFA and FIFA, or Level Playing Field, who work in England and Wales.

All incidents of multiple discrimination will be referred to Fare Network and followed up by CAFE and Fare network.

CAFE cannot refer reports to the police or other non-footballing authorities. It is strongly advised that you also report all incidents to local police.

Incident details

What do you believe the reason(s) to be?

Disability or long-term health conditionRace or ethnicity SexualityGender identityReligion or belief Other

If other, please specify

Did you witness or experience the incident?

It happened to meIt happened to someone else

Who are you?

SpectatorStewardMatch officialDisability Access Officer / equivalentPlayerOther

Select date of incident

Match (teams playing, ground, league / competition)

Location (i.e. stands, concourse, toilets, public transport)

Type of incident (Please tick as many as apply)

Verbal abuseHarassmentIntimidation ViolenceProperty damageProperty theftSexual violenceOther (please detail below)

If other, please specify

What happened? If there are any media reports about the incident, please link them below. If you have any videos or images of the incident, please attach/insert them or email to [email protected].

Who was involved? Please select all that apply

Spectator(s)StewardMatch officialPlayerOther (please detail below)

If other, please specify

Please use the space below to write as much information as possible about who was involved and how they were involved i.e. seat numbers, teams supported, steward numbers, perpetrator

Did anyone else witness the incident? If possible, please give details i.e. name, seat number, stand, steward number.

Have you reported it to anyone else?

StadiumClub / national association / governing bodyOther football organisationNon-football organisation, such as the police / another NGO

Please detail who you contacted, when you contacted them, and if any actions were taken

About you (optional)

Name

Phone number

Data protection

Preferred method of contact

Email PhoneIf other, please specify below

If other, please specify

If you have any access or language requirements, please list them below:

By submitting this form, you consent to the incident details being added anonymously to CAFE’s incident list. You are also consenting to your report being referred to clubs, national associations, UEFA, FIFA, Fare network or Level Playing Field, where relevant.

If you include your contact details, CAFE will contact you about your report and may contact you to discuss your experiences in further detail. Your contact details will also be shared with clubs, national associations, UEFA, FIFA, Fare network or Level Playing Field, where relevant.

Please tick this box if you would prefer to remain anonymous when your report is referred to an external organisation.

Remain anonymous

CAFE will not share your personal information with any other third parties without your express consent.

Your participation is entirely voluntary, and all responses will be stored securely.

Any comments or details published in future publications will not be attributable to you and names will not be published.

For more information on how CAFE will process your data, please feel free to contact us via email [email protected] or phone +44 (0)203 355 9867.

Thank you for reporting this incident to CAFE. You should receive a response from the CAFE team within 5 working days.