From the grassroots level to the top of the professional game, everyone has a story to tell.
This section of the Kick It Out website includes features around the amateur game, women working in football, Kick It Out's Chair, and much more.
Kick It Out also hosts a variety of articles from resident blogger Asif Burhan, as well as interviews with former and current players discussing the issues that matter most to them in the modern game.
The Azeem Rafiq case has raised so many significant issues around race and racism within sport. He experienced some horrific treatment and suffered in silence until he found the courage to fight back. The legacy of his courage will leave a positive and lasting impact across all of sport and beyond. Read more
Our CEO reflects on Black History Month. Read more
As part of Black History Month we celebrate history maker Walter Tull. In the year he is inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame, we take a look at the history of the first black outfield player to play in the Football League and how his legacy is being remembered today. Read more
Kick It Out CEO, Tony Burnett, shares his thoughts on the opening two weeks of English Football. Read more
It is one year on since the murder of George Floyd sent shockwaves around the world, and set us all on a path around race discourse we haven’t experienced in a generation. Read more
A recent Fans For Diversity funded project has been supporting players across the football pyramid during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Read more
We spoke to two clubs, AFC Leyton and Manchester Laces, about how they prepared for the return of grassroots football and how they are finding it now they’re back. Read more
Lee, 36, started his transition from female to male when he was 25 years old, and shares his story with us to raise awareness of the trans community while explaining how people can educate themselves in order to make trans people feel more comfortable in a football environment. Read more
Joanie Evans is the Co-President of the Gay Games and was an influential member of trailblazing lesbian team Hackney WFC - the first openly gay team in Europe. We spoke to her about her experiences as a gay woman in football and how the game has progressed through the years. Read more
As we reach the end of Black History Month, our Head of Development Troy Townsend reflects on his own history and what Black History Month means in 2020. Read more
Plymouth Argyle have named their new boardroom after black pioneer Jack Leslie. Resident blogger Asif Burhan tells the story of his career and losing out on an England place because of his race. Read more
Kick It Out's resident blogger Asif Burhan reviews Getting The Third Degree, the organisation's new place on the life and legacy of Laurie Cunningham. Read more