#The players club fight full#
#The players club fight professional#

вЂњAnd full credit to The Justin Campaign, but the FvH brand was just brilliant. вЂњIt was absolutely the right thing at the right time. вЂњIt just blew up massively,вЂќ says Englefield. Initially, FvH was limited to a single day, February 19, but the success of its initial campaign вЂ“ and footballвЂ™s ever-changing fixture list вЂ“ meant it was swiftly expanded to a week, and then a fortnight. 'But we felt there was such a big issue around homophobia and homophobic language, that we needed a campaign which spoke about that.вЂќ 'We all felt at the time that in football, people would talk about racism, and then 'other forms of discrimination'. вЂњMy organisation, Pride Sports, was set up in 2006 and we always had quite a good relationship with The Justin Campaign. It was like 'If I play football, nobody would ever think IвЂ™m gay.' 'HeвЂ™d played football as a child, and he felt heвЂ™d used football as a way of disguising his sexuality. вЂњWhen he came out, he learned a bit more about the experience of Justin Fashanu, and felt he could relate to some of JustinвЂ™s experiences. вЂњIt was set up by an artist called Jason Hall, who was a Nottingham Forest fan, and who came out in his 20s. вЂњBack in 2008, an organisation was pulled together in Brighton called вЂThe Justin CampaignвЂ™,вЂќ she explains. It had a really big and really positive impact.вЂќДЇvH was set up in 2010, its aim to, in EnglefieldвЂ™s words, вЂњdo exactly what it said on the tinвЂќ and tackle the issue of homophobia, and homophobic language, within football. вЂњLiverpool carried a report on their website, they made a film about it, and I think that was the first time a club as big as Liverpool had done anything like that.

#The players club fight professional#

вЂњIt was the first time that a professional club had shown support for a local LGBT+ team, and allowed a match to happen on their premises. вЂњIt was a big deal,вЂќ Englefield, FvHвЂ™s campaign director, tells GOAL. It was where the Football v Homophobia (FvH) campaign began to really gather momentum. Truth be told, it wasnвЂ™t the highest-quality contest, but it was a significant one. Can women's football capitalise on BarcelonaвЂ™s record-breaking Camp Nou Clasico?.Mediocre Man Utd: Lifeless Leicester draw proves Rangnick's side don't belong in the Champions League.'Even a draw would be like a defeat' - Why Inzaghi has to 'risk it all' in Inter's title eliminator against Juventus.Pablo Torre: Could Barcelona's latest teen signing become the next Pedri?.