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FARE praise UEFA for anti-racism leadership
UEFA has been praised for its leadership role in the campaign to rid football of racism and intolerance.
Match week focal point
Europe’s football competitions have been at the forefront of anti-racism activities. UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches have provided the focal point for activities to transmit the anti-racism message, as part of the FARE Action Week put together by UEFA’s partner, the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network.
High-profile platforms
All 16 games on UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 on Tuesday and Wednesday and, for the first time, the 24 fixtures in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, served as high-profile platforms to underline football’s commitment to ensuring that intolerance and discrimination have no place in the game.
UEFA role welcomed
“I welcome the role that UEFA is playing in giving football leadership on this issue through the many initiatives that they are involved with, directly and indirectly,” he added.
United against Racism
Announcements were made over PA systems at matches, giant screens featured the Unite Against Racism logo and a 30-second ‘No to Racism’ clip was shown. FARE Action Week posters were supplied for distribution at all clubs and one page of the match programme featured a RESPECT advert. On the field, the 22 children escorted on to the pitch by the players and the three referee escorts wore Unite Against Racism T-shirts, while the match-ball carrier at each game wore a RESPECT T-shirt. Team captains wore blue and yellow Unite Against Racism-branded armbands.
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