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Awareness day promotes women’s football as healthy lifestyle example

Football’s benefits for a heart-healthy lifestyle are being highlighted to women as part of an awareness-raising campaign that seeks to inform about…

29/09/14

Asian Games shine light on women’s rights in sport

Women's rights have become one of the focal points of the 17th Asian Games after a series of incidents that have shone a light on the issue. On…

26/09/14

Ukrainian football adopts new resolution to further anti-discrimination work

A second resolution to further anti-discrimination work in Ukrainian football was, unanimously, adopted, last Monday (22 September), in Kyiv,…

26/09/14

Christopher Samba refuses to play Moscow derby for fans’ racism

Dynamo Moscow Christopher Samba asked not to to play the second half of Monday’s (22 September) Moscow derby between Dynamo and Torpedo after he was…

25/09/14

Leading players support Football People

A video featuring leading players and a prominent Fare member group has been launched as part of the Football People campaign. The five minute long…

25/09/14

Spanish league to use football for social development across Ibero-America

Football’s potential to promote good values and life skills will be explored across a number of Ibero-American countries through a new programme…

24/09/14

Brazilian authorities to investigate homophobic chants in Série A match

Brazil’s Superior Court of Sporting Justice (STJD) will investigate the alleged homophobic chants performed by Corinthians and São Paulo fans at…

23/09/14

Fare Observer Scheme discussed in Hungary by football authorities

Starts today a series of four seminars on social inclusion and discrimination in Hungarian football, organised by the Budapest-based Fare member…

23/09/14

Football’s unity and peacebuilding role discussed in Ukraine

Senior representatives of Ukrainian football and ethnic minority campaigners will look at the impact of Ultra groups in the country’s recent events,…

19/09/14

UEFA launch programme to foster diversity in management positions

A new programme to foster and further develop diversity within football management has been launched on Monday (15 September), by UEFA, as part of the…

18/09/14

Brazilian Série A club urges fans to refrain from homophobic abuse

Brazilian Série A five times champion Corinthians have published an anti-discrimination manifesto to refrain its fans from shouting homophobic abuse…

17/09/14

‘Respect Diversity’ conference inspires change in European football

The 2014 UEFA ‘Respect Diversity’ conference has drawn the attention of European football on issues of diversity and exclusion across the sport.…

16/09/14

Fare delegation meets in Rome as part of ‘Respect Diversity’ conference

Over 70 Fare delegates representing 28 European countries met in Rome this week (on 10 September), ahead of the UEFA 2014 Respect Diversity…

12/09/14

Delegates gather in Rome for Respect Diversity conference

The pan-European ‘Respect Diversity’ conference, taking place tomorrow and Thursday (10 and 11 September) is set to be one of the biggest of its…

09/09/14

Incidents reported to Fare during August 2014

The following incidents of racism, xenophobia, extreme nationalism or homophobia have been reported to Fare during August 2014. The list is only…

05/09/14

Beitar fans set-up their own club in Jerusalem

by Supporters Direct Beitar Nordia (re)born in Jerusalem The stands of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem have, for some time, been dominated by an extreme…

05/09/14

Leading Brazilian club banned from competition over racism incident

Leading Brazilian football club Grêmio have been kicked out from the country's main cup competition over a racist incident during a match last…

04/09/14

Costa Rican football celebrates the country’s cultural diversity

Round 3 and 4 matches of the Costa Rican first division (Liga FPD) celebrated, last weekend (30-31 August), the country’s cultural diversity ahead…

01/09/14

Deadline for Football People grants this week

The deadline to apply for the Small Grants scheme to fund activities, as part of the Football People action weeks in October, ends this week, on 7…

01/09/14
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