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A weekend celebrating diversity
On Friday 8th March the Fans Supporting Foodbanks initiative in Liverpool attended the Penny Lane mosque in Liverpool to receive a set of food and other donations that had been made over the past eight weeks.
Fans from the city's two clubs, Liverpool and Everton, were in attendance, along with representatives from West Ham United's Independent Supporter Association, in an act of solidarity follow...
When Football Unites: building friendships across cultural divides
When Football Unites is a short documentary by film-maker Liam Sullivan and the Fans for Diversity campaign charting the new relationship, and cultural exchange, between the Lady Imps Supporters Association and the Bangla Bantams. Here Fans for Diversity campaigns officer Maria Horner tells us more about the project...
You may ask what’s a social event between groups of (mostly) women got to do wi...
Introducing the National Game Community Award - Part II
At this year's FSF awards we're instituting a new category to recognise the efforts of non-league clubs and their supporters who, despite huge challenges and tight budgets, ensure the survival of the game outside the professional leagues. In the second half of a two-part blog, Maria Horner introduces the final three of this year’s nominees…
Altrincham FC
Altrincham have been a champion of our Fans...
Introducing the National Game Community Award - Part I
At this year's FSF awards we're instituting a new category to recognise the efforts of non-league clubs and their supporters who, despite huge challenges and tight budgets, ensure the survival of the game outside the professional leagues. In the first half of a two-part blog, Maria Horner introduces three of this year’s nominees…
Hartlepool United FC
The club has an active community foundation off...
Changing times: England fans in Russia
Tonight the Fans for Diversity campaign and Free Lions are launching an exhibition of work by David Shaw celebrating the England fans' contribution to the World Cup in Russia. Here England fan and tournament veteran Billy Grant tells us about a special summer...
Russia was a funny World Cup for me. As a black football fan, I realized that going to Russia could pose a serious risk to my safety.
But...
Colour blind awareness: my 16-year-old son used to be a football fan
As teams churn out more and more third kits, the issue of colour blind clashes is becoming increasingly common. Here Kathryn Albany-Ward from Colour Blind Awareness tells us more about the problem...
When my son was younger, he collected Match Attax cards so obsessively even his big sister could name all the teams in the Premier League. At eight years old he searched for weeks for the ‘Peter Ketch...
Football on the doorstep: Fans for Diversity & Non-League Day
The Fans for Diversity campaign supported Non-League Day across the country at the weekend, here FSF's Maria Horner tells us more about the work...
The 2018 Non-League Day celebrations were a perfect opportunity for the Fans for Diversity campaign to highlight the message that when community and football come together it really is for everyone to enjoy.
Photo galley: Fans for Diversity at Non-Leag...
Love Port Vale, Hate Racism: Valiants’ anti-racist message
Port Vale Supporters’ Club handed out ska style t-shirts at Vale Park at the weekend to promote the Fans for Diversity campaign with an anti-racist message.
21 volunteers at turnstiles handed out free t-shirts to 300 fans at Vale Park this Saturday, with a simple “Love Port Vale, Hate Racism” slogan – inspired by The Specials’ famous Gangsters LP cover. The club supported the action with the playe...
Fans for Diversity: Summer 2018 round-up
It’s been a busy summer for our Fans for Diversity campaign, here Anwar Uddin talks us through some of the highlights…
Watford Welcome: training staff at the Premier League club
In the run up to the 2018-19 season kicking-off Anwar delivered a diversity training session at Vicarage Road for more than 100 members of the club’s staff.
The ‘Watford Welcome’ initiative seeks to improve the awareness o...
Get in touch: our newest team member on diversity in non-league
Maria Horner, the FSF’s newest member of staff, tells us why she wants to hear from fans, supporter groups and clubs to promote diversity at non-league level…
I’ve witnessed and been part of a group of people who want to tell the world how brilliant football is on so many levels; but for me the key is bringing people together using the medium of our national game to share that passion and build co...