Red Bulls general manager Marc de Grandpre was so committed to making sure young fans with autism and their families were welcomed to the team’s matches that he gave up his office. Inspired by his 10-year-old daughter Julia, who is on ...
Football can empower women, promote gender equality and challenge stereotypes – the view put forward by UEFA’s head of women’s football Nadine Kessler at a European Parliament conference in Brussels. How women can be empowered through sport was the main theme of a ...
Mutwakil Muhammad Ali beams, resplendent in Middlesbrough’s bright-red home kit. “They are giving me everything – shoes, clothes, support. I don’t know how to thank them for what they have done for me.” A refugee who fled Sudan’s civil war in ...
There’s a reason soccer is the most watched and played sport in the world. With straightforward rules, an embrace of players that come in all shapes and sizes, and an ability to play anywhere (without much equipment), it’s a comparably ...
On March 2nd, FIFA hosted their now-annual Conference for Equality and Inclusion, an event that brings FIFA representatives together ...
Disabled supporters say football still lags a long way behind cinemas, museums and other public buildings in terms of access and facilities. Going to a football match is a full-on sensory experience in which a drama with an unknown ending ...
Modern elite male British football is still waiting for its first openly gay player. Maybe Football Manager can help. In this year’s edition of the computer game, players come out. “Part of the reason we decided to do this is because ...
ABERDEEN Football Club has a new goal: to become Scotland’s first autism friendly football club! As part of an initiative designed to raise understanding of autism in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, the club will take steps to achieve the Autism Friendly Award. Administered by ...
Players from all 22 Major League Soccer clubs joined forces to take part in the league’s anti-discrimination campaign, Don’t Cross the Line, as it launched on Wednesday. A project of MLS WORKS, the league’s community outreach initiative, Don’t Cross the Line ...
Here we feature a special Weeks of Action blog from Sarah Brisdion, and how the addition of Changing Places toilet facilities can be a real ‘Game Changer’ for disabled fans, including her son Hadley. Sarah set up ‘Hadley’s Heroes’ to campaign for ...
