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Mexico fans pledge to stop homophobic abuse after FA call

Mexico fans at the Confederations Cup match Mexico v New Zealand (21 June) have answered the call of the national Football Association (FMF) and…

22/06/17

Welsh Fare member brings together refugees and host communities in family fun day out

A total of 120 players and 500 families are expected to join the 10th Refugee week football tournament organised by the Welsh Fare member Zimbabwe…

20/06/17

Fare 2017 Refugee XI

For World Refugee Day Fare has named a European Refugee XI, a team featuring players from refugee backgrounds playing at the highest levels in…

20/06/17

UNHCR become Social Responsibility partner of Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia.…

20/06/17

Take a stand, welcome refugees

There are 21.3 million refugees worldwide, most have left their homes, family and everything they own for a safer world and faced widespread…

20/06/17

Serie A star Muntari joins event to raise awareness of the experiences of refugees

A group of famous Italian personalities joined forces with the Rome-based refugee team Liberi Nantes and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in…

20/06/17

Monitoring report details racism in Russian in football

Russia has made progress tackling some forms of discrimination ahead of next year’s World Cup, but players, coaches and fans still risk abuse, says…

19/06/17

Female players to play record-breaking match in Kilimanjaro to promote gender equality

Female football players from 25 countries will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to play a record-breaking match to tackle gender inequality and to call for…

15/06/17

World Heart Federation launch #MatchFitWoman challenge ahead of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017

The World Heart Federation is partnering with UEFA, the Dutch Heart Foundation, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), and the Healthy Stadia…

15/06/17

FIFA introduce three-step anti-discrimination plans for Confederations Cup

World football governing body FIFA have introduced a three-step plan designed to stop discrimination during matches at the Confederations Cup in…

15/06/17

Russia making progress on racism before World Cup

Russia has made progress fighting soccer racism ahead of next year’s World Cup, but players, coaches and fans still risk abuse, reads a new report…

15/06/17

Tokyo 2020 event programme to boost female and youth participation

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have approved the event programme fort the Olympic Games 2020, which marks a…

13/06/17

Brazilian women gather to discuss female presence in football stadiums

The Museum of Football, in western São Paulo, Brazil, welcomed on Saturday 10 June the First National Meeting of Women on the Bleachers to discuss…

13/06/17

FC Barcelona Foundation and UNHCR hold international forum on football in support of refugees

FC Barcelona Foundation and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) held today 13 June an international forum to raise awareness of the situation of…

13/06/17

Guide to discriminatory practices in world football launched 

The first global guide on discriminatory practices in football has been launched to provide insight and support action to tackle discrimination and…

13/06/17

English FA issue lifetime travel bans to fans for Nazi taunts at Germany friendly

The English Football Association have for the first time handed lifetime bans from attending away games to two supporters following incidents during…

09/06/17

Balon Mundial world cup celebrates the contributions of migrants in Italy

From 10 June and until 16 July, the Italian city of Turin will host one of the largest football and social inclusion amateur tournaments in Europe,…

09/06/17

Denmark v Germany friendly celebrates diversity in football

Denmark welcomed on Tuesday (6 June) Germany for a friendly that marked the 25th anniversary since the two sides played the UEFA Euro 1992 final and…

08/06/17

Denmark v Germany friendly celebrates diversity in football

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08/06/17

SOVA Centre calls on individuals to support fundraising after losing appeal against ‘foreign agent’ label

SOVA Centre, one of the most authoritative organisations monitoring extremism in Russia, has been fined by the Russian Ministry of Justice 300,000…

08/06/17

International panel calls for ‘visibility, voice and value’ for women’s football

A roster of international speakers including activists, policy makers and former international football players came together on Tuesday (06 June) in…

07/06/17

AS Roma’s Antonio Rüdiger: ‘There is too much racism in Serie A’

The Roma defender Antonio Rüdiger has pleaded with FIFA to act after another season featuring several high-profile incidents of racism in Serie A.…

02/06/17

Join our live international panel discussion on women’s football

The challenges and opportunities of the global boom in women's football at grassroots and professional level will be the theme of a panel discussion…

01/06/17

Balon Mundial Football Communities comes to an end

A total of 400 players took part in a new tournament that proposed a new model of inclusion for refugees and migrant communities living in Turin,…

01/06/17

Incidents list reported to Fare during May 2017

The following incidents of racism, xenophobia, extreme nationalism or homophobia have been reported to Fare during May 2017. This list is only likely…

01/06/17
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