European clubs, national teams and their players have joined forces with UEFA and the Fare network to promote diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football, and back the drive to rid the game of discrimination. Clubs and national teams from throughout Europe have united with UEFA and its social responsibility partner, …
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Portuguese champions Benfica supported the Fare #FootballPeople campaign for diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football this week by wearing UEFA’s #EqualGame logo on their kit at their UEFA Champions League game against Lyon. Portuguese champions Benfica have become the first club ever to wear UEFA’s #EqualGame logo on their official …
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin underlines the commitment of European football’s governing body to tackle racism. There were times, not long ago, when the football family thought that the scourge of racism was a distant memory. The last couple of years have taught us that such thinking was, at best, complacent. …
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In a first in Indian football, Indian Super League franchise Jamshedpur FC midfielder Carlos Calvo has been suspended by the AIFF Disciplinary Committee for three matches and fined INR 300,000 (3 lakhs) for racism. In an ISL-5 match between Jamshedpur FC and Delhi Dynamos, Carlos Calvo racially abused Delhi Dynamos …
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FIFPro and UEFA jointly condemn the racist abuse aimed towards Napoli player Kalidou Koulibaly last Wednesday during a league match at FC Internazionale in Milan. Both organisations applaud the prompt actions taken by Italy’s football authorities, who sanctioned FC Internazionale with the next two matches to be played behind closed …
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The FA honoured Kick It Out’s 25th anniversary by broadcasting the first 25 seconds of last month’s international friendly between England and Switzerland in black and white. Viewers tuning into the live coverage on Sky Sports saw the teams enter the pitch in black and white, before the footage switched …
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The #FootballPeople action weeks, aimed at tackling discrimination and celebrating diversity, take place in October with an invitation to clubs and FAs to get involved. The #FootballPeople action weeks return between October 11 and 25 this year and the Fare network, which organises the annual event, is calling on Europe’s …
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FIFA’s Anti-Discrimination Days at the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked-off yesterday, with the national teams of Uruguay, France, Brazil and Belgium, conveying a message to the world about respect and diversity. The Anti-Discrimination Days have been in place since 2002 and consist of a special pre-match protocol during the quarterfinals …
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In recent years, FIFA has been implementing a series of concrete measures aimed at fighting all forms of discrimination and promoting diversity in football. An important milestone for the work carried out to date will be the 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia, when, for the first time in the …
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FIFA can today confirm that the Russian Football Union has been sanctioned with a fine of CHF 30,000 for discriminatory chants by fans during the international friendly match between Russia and France played in Saint Petersburg on March 27, 2018. Following a thorough investigation including the review of video evidence, …
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