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Ferdinand backs campaign to tackle discrimination at grassroots level

ANTON FERDINAND believes discrimination remains the biggest problem in football, but has backed a new campaign by London FA to tackle the issue at grassroots level to make a difference.

The London FA launched their London Football Positive Parent Behaviour Charter yesterday.

Research by London FA discovered team disciplinary fines across their 5,600 sides have this season increased by 10 per cent and revealed grassroots players begin to display bad learned behaviours from the age of 11.

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