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FIFA to host International Women’s Day conference
Ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD) the world football governing body FIFA, will host a one-day conference on women’s football and women in…
‘Time for action’ says Fare study highlighting scale of racism and xenophobia in Russia
A monitoring report published by the Fare network and an accompanying briefing note on the issues of racism and xenophobia in Russian football has…
‘Football’s patriarchal PR’
Guest blog: German journalist and Fare member Nicole Selmer looks at an initiative in Brazil which hired 30 mothers as stewards as a move to counter…
TV documentary explores racism and diversity in Dutch football
Three months after a Dutch national team selfie sparked a torrent of racist abuse on social media, a TV programme in the Netherlands is exploring…
Chelsea FC suspend three fans following Paris incident
Chelsea FC have suspended three supporters from Stamford Bridge as a result of investigations into the racist incident on the Paris Métro on Tuesday…
Football world condemns Chelsea fans’ racist incident
In England and across Europe a number of football bodies, players, fans and politicians joined Chelsea FC to condemned the racist actions led by a…
Italian government calls for an end to racism after Sacchi’s ‘too many blacks’ remarks
Italy's government called yesterday for an end to racism after the former AC Milan and national team manager Arrigo Sacchi said that there are "too…
“We’re racist and that’s the way we like it”
Video footage has emerged showing Chelsea fans stopping a black Parisian from boarding a Paris Métro carriage moments before a Champions League match…
UK sports journalists network launch guide to promote diversity in sports media
Black Collective Of Media In Sport (BCOMS), a UK-based network of sports journalists from African and Caribbean communities, have launched a good…
FvH conference inspires LGBT fan groups to lead fight against homophobia
Over 120 football fans gathered yesterday (15 February) at the UK Football Museum in Manchester, to discuss the role and contributions of supporter…
US University athletes join ‘You Don’t Say’ campaign to challenge discriminatory abuse
In Durham, North Carolina, United States, an anti-discrimination campaign, launched last spring, by students of the Duke University has been taken on…
Italian Ministry of Labour and CONI strengthen partnership on immigrants’ inclusion
Building on the success of the 2014 campaign 'Sport e integrazione: la vittoria più bella', the Italian Ministry of Labour and the National Olympic…
German star Thomas Hitzlsperger to join Fans v Homophobia conference
Former German international and LGBT rights activist Thomas Hitzlsperger will be joining the Fans v Homophobia conference, next Sunday (15 February),…
Incidents reported to Fare during January 2015
The following incidents of racism, xenophobia, extreme nationalism or homophobia have been reported to Fare during January 2015. This list is only…
Spanish LGBT network calls on clubs and players to join fight against homophobia
As groups across Europe celebrate in February the LGBT history month and commit to fight homophobia in football, the Spanish LGBT network FELGTB…
European football bodies join forces to promote social inclusion
A social inclusion sporting programme, developed by seven European football bodies, kicked-off last month after being approved by the European Union…
Athletic Club Bilbao holds Thinking Football film festival
Over the next week, the Foundation of the Spanish premier league club Athletic Bilbao will hold the third edition of its film festival, Thinking…
YASA publishes list of discriminatory symbols in Croatian
Fare guidance booklet about the monitoring of discriminatory signs and symbols in European football has been translated into Croatian by the…
Spanish LFP host workshop series on fair play and diversity
A number of clubs across Spain have been benefiting from the Spanish professional league's (LFP) workshop Taller de Integridad, which is looking to…
Portuguese pilot project to award best practice in youth football
A pilot initiative, which will award youth teams for their fair play and behaviour while playing football, will kick-off next March, in Portugal, as…
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