All Premier League matches taking place between October 16-24 will be dedicated to No Room For Racism, as the League and our clubs continue to urge fans to challenge and report discriminatory behaviour wherever they see it. We have released a video to reinforce the message that there is no …
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English football has proposed a set of recommendations to further strengthen the Online Safety Bill and ensure victims of online abuse are adequately protected. For some time, football, from the grassroots to the elite, has been impacted by vile online hate and discrimination. The language used is debasing, and often …
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UEFA EURO 2020 acted as a timely reminder of the importance major sport plays in delivering those special, but increasingly infrequent, mass appointment-to-view moments. The first major sporting event to be staged since the world was paused by the global pandemic, UEFA EURO 2020 has emerged successful. Having dominated viewer …
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FIFA and the Local Organising Committee have announced that VK, an online social networking operator, has become a National Supporter of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Russia, which is taking place from August 19 to 29. The St Petersburg-headquartered company has more than 97 million monthly users …
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‘Ready to sing again!’ is the claim with which LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank have welcomed in the 2021-22 season. The start of the competition has not only been marked by the return of fans to stadiums, but also by the celebration of millions of followers on social media. ACCELERATE, …
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BT’s Hope United and the UEFA Foundation for Children team up to promote inclusion and eliminate discrimination around the UEFA Super Cup in Belfast. To raise awareness of the need to tackle online abuse and discrimination ahead of the UEFA Super Cup, BT Sport, with support from the UEFA Foundation …
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On behalf of the European football community, UEFA strongly condemns the disgusting racist abuse directed at several England players on social media after Sunday’s EURO 2020 final. There is no place in sport or society for any kind of discriminatory behaviour. UEFA stands united behind the players and the English …
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England’s The FA has strongly condemned online abuse and racism against the trio of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bujayo Saka after England’s UEFA EURO 2020 final penalty shootout loss. The FA statement reads: We strongly condemn all forms of discrimination and are appalled by the online racism that has …
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With a punchy slogan ’09 Days Around The World’, the 20/21 DFB-Pokal winner Borussia Dortmund announce their 2021 Summer Virtual Tour. From July 10 to 18, BVB will make virtual stops in nine countries spanning three continents, including the U.S.A, Brazil, Poland, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and China. …
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Italian Serie A side AS Roma have announced an expansion of their social media offering to fans across China. With 25 official accounts across various social media platforms and languages, the club has now added another four to the collection – with the launch of official profiles on Chinese platforms …
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