Carlisle United fan representatives were part of a first-of-its-kind online awareness session to help boost supporters' understanding of the work done by anti-discrimination groups in football.

The session, which was hosted by Fans for Diversity spokespersons, Anwar Uddin and Alan Bush, last month focused on the work done by Kick It Out and the FSA to combat homophobic and racist abuse.

Carlisle United Official Supporters Club (CUOSC) vice chair, Nigel Davidson hopes fan groups at other clubs will be encouraged to be a part of future sessions in order to create change on the terraces and online.

"I think there are a lot of people who are unaware of the things that go on," said Nigel.

"There are clubs across the country, where players and supporters deal with horrendous abuse on a daily basis.

"It would be great to see it rolled out across other clubs and other supporter groups just so everybody is aware.

"If you've got 4,000 fans in a ground, you've probably got 4,000 different view points and there will always be someone who disagrees, but homophobic or racial hate speech is just unacceptable.

"At the end of the day, we're talking about a sporting event. We're talking about young players doing their job and if you had that sort of abuse levelled at you at any other work place, then it would be serious issue.

"I don't see why a football stadium should be any different."

In the Fans for Diversity online session, the subject of fans booing players who decided to take the knee was brought up.

As England prepared for their Euro 2020 campaign against Austria and Romania, a portion of fans could be heard booing players as they took the knee before the game.

Nigel, who is also on the Fans for Diversity guidance group, is worried that some fans might boo Carlisle United players who decide to take the knee - a mark of solidarity against discrimination - in future matches.

He added: "If we get supporters back at the beginning of the season and if the players at Carlisle decide to take the knee, then I would be worried that some people might boo.

"However, if it's been made clear before hand that it is purely about discrimination and that it's not about any political interest at all, then I would expect anyone who was booing to be approached about that and asked why they were doing it.

"It's been made clear by the players and it will, presumably, be made clear by the club that they're doing it to stand against any form of discrimination and that's where we should all be."

Fans for Diversity are hoping to carry out similar online awareness groups with other clubs and supporter groups across the country in the future.