The Kick It Out and Sky Inclusion Champion Award recognises an individual or individuals within football, that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the fight against discrimination, while promoting equality and inclusion in football and wider society. Read more
The FA, Premier League, English Football League, FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, PFA, LMA, FSA, PGMOL and Kick it Out will collectively support all players, managers and individuals who wish to take the knee ahead of matches this season. Read more
Social media companies must do more to stop online abuse. That is why this weekend English football is coming together with other sports and organisations, to boycott social media and demand change. Read more
Kick It Out, The FA, Premier League, EFL, FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, PFA, LMA, PGMOL and the FSA will unite for a social media boycott from 15.00 on Friday 30 April to 23.59 on Monday 3 May 2021. Read more
Follow all the latest events and activity from Kick It Out - campaigning for equality in football for 25 years.
Kick It Out has appointed two new recruits to help develop our work in cricket. Michael Carberry and Tom Brown join us to develop plan to address challenges for underrepresented groups in the sport. Read more
Kick It Out, alongside the Premier League, have launched the South Asian Action Plan to help address the underrepresentation of British South Asian players within the Academy system. Read more
We welcome the Online Safety Bill and hope that it will receive strong support from MPs during this week’s Second Reading in the House of Commons. Read more
The month of Ramadan begins tomorrow. For Muslim athletes, this can present some challenges. But with a few small changes, clubs and organisations can help athletes through the month in a way that does not make them choose between their sport and their faith. Nujum Sports founder Ebadur Rahman tells us how. Read more
On UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Kick It Out CEO Tony Burnett writes that when it comes to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we need to hold leaders accountable for delivering results, and not just investment, plans and strategies. Read more
To mark UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we gathered some influential and respected voices from football and beyond to discuss how we can tackle racism in sport. Read more
Kick It Out spoke to filmmaker, and former Raise Your Game mentee, Rhys Chapman about his 2016 film Wonderkid, homophobia in football, and LGBTQ+ heroes. Read more
We welcome the Culture Secretary’s recent announcement that hate crime will now be written on the face of the Bill as a priority illegal offence. Read more
Kick It Out CEO, Tony Burnett, explains how media needs to move the conversation away from who is booing the knee, and towards an exploration of the structural and systematic issues that make taking the knee necessary in the first place. Read more
Sanjay Bhandari, Kick It Out Chair, and Edleen John, The FA’s Director of International Relations, Corporate Affairs and Co-partner for EDI, share their thoughts on the Joint Committee’s report on the Online Safety Bill, which was published yesterday. Read more
The objective of the group is to create a safe and inclusive 2022 World Cup for LGBTQ+ supporters, as well as a positive legacy for LGBTQ+ Qataris. Read more