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FairPlay celebrates 15 years of fighting discrimination in football

In celebration of Austrian based campaign FairPlay’s 15th anniversary, the Austrian FA ÖFB is devoting the friendly against Finland in Klagenfurt…

27/02/12

International Players’ Union backs FIFA vice-president’s pro-hijab campaign

The international players' union FIFPro is backing the campaign by FIFA vice-president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan to change the law and allow…

27/02/12

EGLSF highlight Jose Mourinho homophobic slur

Jose Mourinho is the subject of a complaint by FARE partner EGLSF after he used a Spanish homophobic insult about match officials. The Real Madrid…

23/02/12

Council of Europe raises concerns about situation in Ukraine

There have been "some improvements" in Ukraine in the fight against racism and intolerance, but the situation is still a cause for concern, the…

22/02/12

Partizan Belgrade coach Avram Grant claims Iranians cancel friendly because he is Israeli

Grant took over the Serbian champions last month, and this is the second such incident already to affect the team. Last month Partizan claimed that…

21/02/12

British racism row hits new lows before apologies

Prime Minister David Cameron signalled the involvement of the British government in the racism row in English football by calling a summit to discuss…

14/02/12

Respect Inclusion by disabled Polish fans

An event at a top level Polish league match has shown how disabled fans can be fully involved in a football occasion. The work being undertaken to…

13/02/12

FIFA’s Vice President: Hijab ban is limiting participation

Muslim women are being discouraged from taking up football because of the worldwide ban of the hijab, the Islamic headscarf, according to FIFA…

10/02/12

Pakistan’s ‘Little Brazil’ finds solace in football

Pakistan may not be close to qualifying for the World Cup anytime soon but there's no doubt football is having an influence on the nation's youth…

06/02/12

The anti-racism message embraced in Poland’s educational institutions ahead of EURO 2012

A year-long pilot project, run by FARE's Polish partners Never Again, which promotes the message of respect has been deemed a success and there has…

03/02/12
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