February 2012
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Mourinho accused of homophobic slur before CSKA...
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been accused of making a homophobic slur prior to Tuesday’s Champions League game away to CSKA Moscow.
Mourinho is alleged to have called match officials “faggots” prior to the 1-1 draw in Moscow.
The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) has filed a complaint against the Special One, while co-president Louise Englefield has...
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U.K. Takes Steps to Combat Homophobia
The U.K. has taken steps forward to combat homophobia in sport this week, with Prime Minister David Cameron meeting with football representatives and equality organizations Wednesday.
The meeting was held because of the recent series of racism accusations, but Cameron said the meeting was to “reaffirm our vigilance against racism – and all forms of discrimination.”
Amal Fashanu, niece of...
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Football v Homophobia
As many of you probably know, we a currently in Football v Homophobia week, which runs from February 18-26. The main website for this event can be found here where you can find all kinds of information, a shop, and ideas for how to support the event.
In addition, they also have gotten many professional clubs to get involved with Football v Homophobia, with the official list of now being:
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And We’re Back
Hello everyone! I hope you all have had a great start to the new year.
You have probably noticed our absence over the past few months and wondered when, or if, we would be back working. We had quite a few problems with the website because of our domain being purchased by a third party, but now we can finally announce that we are back! Our website address has changed to redcardhomophobia.net and...
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Premier League pledge to tackle homophobia
Premier League football clubs today showed homophobia the red card as they pledged to eradicate it from the game.
The Government’s voluntary Sports Charter against homophobia and transphobia was launched in March last year, with ministers urging sports stars, clubs and ruling bodies to sign up.
Today the Home Office said the charter had received a “decisive boost” as it was...
