Matias Grez, CNN

(CNN) There is "evident" racial bias in the way football commentators refer to players of different skin colors, says a new study published on Tuesday.

More than 2,000 statements made by commentators across 80 televised matches in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 were analyzed by Danish research organization RunRepeat , with the study conducted in association with the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

When making comments about intelligence, 62.60% of praise was aimed at players with lighter skin tone, while 63.33% of criticism was aimed at players with darker skin tone.

And when talking about work ethic, 60.40% of praise was aimed at players with a lighter skin tone, while commentators were 6.59 times more likely to talk about power when referring to a player with a darker skin tone and 3.38 times more likely to talk about speed.

"To address the real impact of structural racism, we have to acknowledge and address racial bias," Jason Lee, the PFA Equalities Executive, said in a statement. "This study shows an evident bias in how we describe the attributes of footballers based on their skin color.

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There is "evident" racial bias in the way football commentators refer to players of different skin colors, says a new study published on Tuesday.

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