Former Newcastle United defender James Perch is describing what it was like to play against Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby as a colour blind person. Colour blindness, or colour vision deficiency (CVD), affects men disproportionately more than women. "As a colour blind person it has never been a major issue with green kits on a grass background. You think if you asked for a kit change because you're colour blind, it would get laughed off." Not just for colour blind fans, but players too."

Source: BBC July 19, 2021 18:22 UTC