Suspected online hate crimes referred to police have quadrupled already this season in English football, Sky News can reveal. And we have learned that the football policing unit has urged the government to form a new unit to address racism in the sport. We have also uncovered new details about the police investigation into the hate received by England star Jess Carter, who revealed to Sky's Rob Harris after the Euros final win that the abuse nearly forced her to stop playing at the tournament. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/huge-surge-in-online-hate-crimes-targeting-footballers-revealed-13446741 #football #racism #women #sports #uknews #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales