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Incidents reported to Fare during June 2014
The following incidents of racism, xenophobia, extreme nationalism or homophobia have been reported to Fare during June 2014. This list is only likely…
‘Pride House’ at Glasgow Commonwealth games
The Commonwealth Games taking place in Glasgow has become the second major international sporting event to host a Pride House to welcome and celebrate…
Webb calls on football officials to “speak responsibly”
CONCACAF President and FIFA anti-discrimination Task Force Chairman, Jeffrey Webb, has called on football officials “to speak and act in a…
Condemnation from Italian politics and football after candidate for FA Presidency refers to “Banana eaters”
Carlo Tavecchio, the favourite to become the next President of the Italian FA (FIGC), has caused controversy after referring to African players as…
Racism claims mar Manchester City youth game
A friendly match between Manchester City's elite development under-21 team and Croatian side HNK Rijeka has been cancelled after 19-year-old…
Women occupy less than 20% of sport’s boardrooms says report
A new report launched yesterday (7 July) by the UK and Australian business, Women on Boards, has revealed that many of the global governing bodies…
Homophobic abuse widespread in Australian sport
Eighty-five per cent of the Australian gay and bisexual athletes have experienced or witnessed homophobic abuse, either while playing or as a…
Australian football league holds multicultural round to celebrate diversity says report
Round 18 of the Australian Football League (AFL) premiership is seeking to celebrate the contribution of multicultural communities at all levels of…
Australian five-time Olympic gold Ian Thorpe comes out
Australian swimming champion and five-time Olympic gold Ian Thorpe has revealed he is gay in an exclusive interview with the English journalist and…
Polish far-right groups stir up anti-Roma hatred in the shadow of Auschwitz
Less than 20 miles from Auschwitz, where once they shouted “Jews out”, football fans chant “Gypsies out”. The small Roma community of…
Football Beyond Borders host film festival on social movements and football
London-based Football Beyond Borders is hosting a football film festival showing how communities and social movements around the world view, play and…
Fare monitoring report World Cup 2014
The Fare network has released a report into the number and type of incidents of discrimination that were seen inside stadiums during this summer's…
Activists use the World Cup to address social issues
Football events running alongside the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, have been tackling difficult social issues including female empowerment, social…
Majority of World Cup fans are male, white and wealthy says Brazilian poll
A poll of the Brazilian audience attending the World Cup round 16 match between Brazil and Chile in Belo Horizonte, concluded that 90% of the…
Finland coach shocks TV viewers with concentration camp reference
A Finnish coach has shocked audiences after remarks he made referring to concentration camps whilst commentating on Germany at the World Cup. Mika…
Football for Hope Festival reaches finale in Rio
Over the past week 32 delegations of young people have been participating in the FIFA Football for Hope Festival in Caju, Rio de Janeiro. The festival…
Australian clubs get behind anti-racism campaign
Five football clubs of the South Eastern Australian state of Victoria have taken the pledged to tackle racism by joining the ‘Don’t Stand By.Stand…
Football fans from across Europe meet at the Mondiali Antirazzisti
Thousands of football fans from across Europe will arrive today at Parco Di Bosco Albergati, Castelfranco Emilia, in the Italian region of Modena, for…
Event Grants awarded to projects in 12 countries
A total of thirteen organisations across twelve European countries will be funded to run anti-discrimination events during the Football People weeks…
Discover Football and Brazilian organisations partner up to promote female empowerment
German Fare member Discover Football has joined the Brazilian initiatives Estrela Sports and Guerreiras Project to bring about a positive change for…
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