The effect of this ambivalence towards antisemitic rhetoric should not be underestimated. In grassroots football, the impacts are severe and wide-ranging. I know of parents who have either withdrawn their children from local games or who simply see antisemitism as part and parcel of the pitchside experience when watching their children. I know the same can be said for parents of young Muslim children too. Racism either on or off the field in these surroundings is wrong, discourages diversity in the game and in our local communities, and is simply an anathema to all the positive disciplines and experiences that football should provide.