In focus: Finding a fairer playing field for colour blindness

As the new football season gets under way the statistics say every squad in the land will have one player who suffers from colour blindness.

However, lobbying by organisation Colour Blind Awareness has set out to ensure the condition will not be overlooked for much longer in sport, or more importantly in schools.

Colour Blind Awareness Day 2017 took place on September 7, with a focus on football this time around – and removing the stigma attached to colour blindness. Resources included clips and pictures of teams playing in colours that appear the same to colour blind players and fans.

However, no elite footballers were prepared to admit they had the condition, in the same way children were often embarrassed to mention their problems in the classroom.