REVIVE THE ROAR 05 Hi fellow EURO travellers, All colours are beautiful! And welcome to Revive the Roar the fanzine of Football Supporters Europe (FSE). In this special edition we’re focussing on challenging discrimination. Now we know that sounds like a heavy topic and we can already hear you sighing. But please do keep reading. Homophobia Because this isn’t all doom and gloom. Many, if not all in football - the authorities, the police Europe ______-  and security services - always seem to blame us, the fans, for all of society’s problems. Now Norway ______-  don’t get me wrong of course every football fan has a fair share of issues on this topic and not everything is quite as rosy as we would like it to be. But there is ground for optimism Denmark ______ and most football fans are engaged in rewarding activities to tackle the issues head on. Switzerland ______ Austria ______ - So what are the issues? Well we all want to change the world but we need to focus Germany ______- our energies on distinct topics- where we think we can achieve tangible results. For rst, and in line with FSE’s vision- we abhor all forms of discriminatory activity on England ______- and o the terraces and stand up against racism. Second, we are committed to Interview Ralph Gunesch ______- using the social responsibility of football to welcome refugees and those seeking Interview Roman Neustädter ______- asylum from war zones. Thirdly, we all want to embrace the growing number of Russia / Qatar ______ - LGBTIQ fan groups and make homophobia a thing of the past and last but not least, we want to promote the participation and involvement of women football fans.

Women in Football So that’s what this fanzine is about and what makes it special. It’s a positive look at what Europe ______- fans all over Europe - from Croatia to England from Russia to Germany - have done to Germany / Austria / Switzerland ______promote football as a sport for diversity. We don’t believe that the right way to challenge - discrimination is to continue the negative stereotypes of supporters and blame all fans Turkey______- for the actions of a few. We believe that by working in the grounds, on the terraces and on and o the pitch we can make football the beautiful game. So read through these Refugees examples of how fans are welcoming refugees and integrating them into our communities; how women are standing up to sexism; how the number of visible out LGBTIQ fan groups Europe ______- are increasing and how you can join in tackling racism and fascism. Also there are one or Croatia ______- two exclusives as we talk to footballers who are also standing up against discrimination. Germany ______- Hey and after reading, contact us to get involved. The Anti-Discrimination Division (ADD) within FSE is an integral part of the organisation. You can join us, Racism & far right we’re always willing to listen and learn, and you’ll be part of a network of fellow Russia ______- football supporters from all over the continent that are all over discrimination! We meet at least twice a year to share good practice and develop new activities. Other Have fun at the EURO! France ______ - Queering Football ______- Football Supporters Europe

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their club. You can only imagine how produced a fridge-magnet with our logo. In Europe surprised we were, when we got sent a Hebrew there was “Katamon fans against picture of an even bigger  ag with our logo, homophobia” written on it. A must have! Football Fans Against Homophobia – proudly raised by Portland Timbers Ultra group “Timbers Army” at an MLS game! Solidarity against homophobia worldwide And I was just amazed when I checked Martin Endemann works for Football by Martin Endemann out the fans stall during a game of Hapoel Supporters Europe, loves Tennis Borussia Katamon in Israel by then 3rd Division, (yes, a football club) and sits on the board to buy some merchandise: They had of “Fussballfans gegen Homophobie”. ußballfans gegen Homophobie” of their games as well. Since 2011 the („Footballfans against homophobia“ banner has been at nearly 100 grounds, “F or FFGH) is a German wide network from the Bundesliga to the lowest league. of football fans from all types of clubs, initially founded as an initiative of the At the rst network meeting of the initiative fans department of football club Tennis in October 2012 in Aachen, which was Borussia Berlin (TeBe), in cooperation supported also by FSE, more than 70 with the lesbian and gay association supporters from 20 clubs turned up and Berlin-Brandenburg. Angry with regular since 2013 FFGH is also a membership homophobic abuse against our beloved organization with ever-growing club and also other stadiums, we made membership. But it´s not only a banner a big purple banner with the inscription which is shown during games, members „Fußballfans gegen Homophobie“ and a also are organising panels about the picture of two kissing players (Paul Scholes topic, writing articles for their fanzines und Gary Neville), to take a stand against or matchday programmes, and therefore homophobia. Originally it was only thought trying to inform and educate the supporters to be displayed at a couples of TeBe´s of their respective clubs. Some clubs and games and some befriended clubs, we groups even took the design and layout to were quite amazed that all sorts of other produce their own tailor-made versions of fan groups approached us immediately the initiative and produced banners and and asked if they could hang it up at one even permanent advertising boards in their own grounds. After we got approached by fans outside Germany, an English version of the banner was painted and has been hung up in stadiums all over Europe from the UK to Croatia and Greece. Also, several country-speci c o springs of the campaign have been funded by fans of several clubs in Austria, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark (see articles below), who became part of the Football Fans against Homophobia family and we all made some great friends in these countries. Supporters from other countries were inspired by the logo and produced their own version of the campaign for

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n Norway, as in almost every other 2015: a year against country, there isn’t any openly gay homophobia I footballer in the top divisions. Football One of the campaigns last year was has always been an arena for “white #tacklehomophobia , which was a campaign heterosexual men”. When I started that started with the Rafto Foundation to going to matches, I remember one help LGBTIQ people in Uganda, but also a particularly song, which went like this: campaign to tackle homophobia in football: “The referee is homosexual. He doesn’t the FA to stop this positive and harmless I think that’s a wonderful thing know it himself, his wife’s name is Kjell” • Players from more than 40 Scandinavian event. We had our answer from FIFA - they to say, and it shows the support clubs gave the campaign support do allow it. No rules against it. We went Bataljonen gives this important issue. Kjell is a typically Norwegian male back to the Norwegian FA, and also talked name, and I remember this song from • International support from to a journalist. And the match afterwards, For the rst time in Norway, just when even before I knew I was gay myself. players from UK, Ireland, Sweden, Brann had a rainbow coloured corner  ag. the campaign was rolling, a football Hearing songs like this when I grew Germany, Denmark, Uganda But it didn’t stop there. Many other clubs player got a red card for using homo- up, was of course di cult, and it really in both Norway and Sweden changed their phobia in a match. That’s the rst time annoyed me. Singing songs about • #tacklehomophobia was a trending topic corner  ag. So instead of having one match it’s happened. And it’s a strong signal people who are gay, was common on Twitter in Norway three times in May with changed corner  ags, we had many, from the referees and the FA that homo- before, but I am glad it isn’t any more! and a lot of focus and discussions in the phobia is not accepted on the eld. • More than 30 news articles have been media, it even reached British newspapers. Why have things changed in Norway? written about the campaign including So there isn’t any doubt! The day a gay There might be many reasons for this; features in the German and English press. Also in the same year “Fotballsupportere football player wants to be open about one of them is the society outside of mot homofobi” started in Norway - a his sexuality, he will be supported football. It is no longer accepted to That campaign also brought forward other member of the Football supporters against by the supporters, the clubs and the use gay slurs in work, public places, or great happenings. Some football supporters homophobia family. The banner was at players. And there isn’t any doubt; in schools. Society has changed in a wanted to show their support by changing Brann Stadium for many matches, and it We do not accept any homophobia positive direction and they have forced the corner  ag to a rainbow coloured  ag. will be there for many more. It wouldn’t be in football. Football is for everyone! changes on the football environment. One of Norway’s biggest clubs, SK Brann possible to do this without the help from But football is still and always has said yes, but the Norwegian FA said no. FA the supporters club in Brann (Bataljonen). been, many years behind society on said: “We cannot allow this, due to FIFA They have been a strong aid when it comes Gjert Moldestad is a supporter of Brann, and this subject. And that is why action rules” But we didn’t take no for an answer, to campaigning and making other actions an editor for the fanzine D12m. He is 34 years had to be taken. Many di erent actions so we contacted FSE, and asked them if it´s possible. I remember the leader (Roger) old and from Bergen. For many years he have happened in Norway, and also true, that FIFA doesn’t allow a change in the of the Bataljonen once said: ‘I never have has adressed the issue about homophobia in all of Scandinavia in the past few colour on a corner  ag? Along the way, this a player number on the back of my shirt, in football in Norway. He is part of the years. Campaigns, news articles, debates, had reached the media. And when people because I support the team. But the day #tacklehomophobia campaign and a part of pressure from the supporters, are some heard the Norwegian FAs answer, social me- a player comes out as gay, I will have his Footballsupporters against homophobia in of them. I think last year was a highlight. dia was on re. Everybody was angry with number on my shirt, to show my support.’ Norway. But rst and foremost, he loves Brann.

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AGF and the o cial AGF Fanclub Aarhus hile in Central European organizations, and associations in Swiss will in the future focus on several countries for years a social football, ice hockey and other sports. We´re aspects of diversity in the community. W process can be observed, which aiming across sports to stand up against Cooperation kicked o to the year’s rst means that gay people are more and more homophobia. The initiative was establish home game in Ceres Park on March accepted and don´t have to hide their to foster the existing organizations and 6th 2016, where the traditional corner sexuality, nevertheless parts of society aspirations which campaign against  ags were replaced with Rainbow  ags. seem to remain largely una ected. The homophobia in sport, especially the prime example of this are both in football three gay and lesbian fan clubs of FC We believe that as a company, the Club and in ice hockey, where the fan clubs, as Basel, FC Zurich and Young Boys Bern, has a social and civic responsibility, well as the club-, association- or federation- broad support and dedicated fans who which we as fans want to support structure appear regardless of the do not want to join a fan club, a vessel and actively participate in. There are emancipatory achievements of the society in which they can make a stand against challenges everywhere in our society, that surrounds it, by continuing to represent homophobia. The aim is to make a stand that can be solved with dialogue, a reserve of obsolete notions of masculinity. against homophobia in the Swiss stadiums debate and an increased focus. and achieve awareness on the subject. So Being gay is also in Swiss sport often used far not only fans of clubs from the Super As fans, we know better than anyone else, football. Look at our stands. It’s all sorts of as a synonym for weakness. The result is League such as FC Zürich, Young Boys Bern that football plays a huge role in a local di erent people who love this game and are shown in the stands, where collective noise and the rst League of Swiss Ice Hockey as community, and that there is generally lots passionate about it! The love of football, we provides an anonymity of mass space for SC Bern, but also dedicated fans from lower of awareness around football. In Denmark, can all share, and we found that message discrimination in an undisguised form. To league clubs as FC Wintherthur, FC Wohlen we do not have the same tradition as enormously strong to mark our and the tackle these problems, we founded the and FC Solothurn joined our campaign. abroad to use the community around Club’s joint initiative. Within AGF they are initiative “Gemeinsam gegen Homophobie” the Club in the name of good causes. looking forward to lifting di erent social (Together against homophobia), which However if we look back, we’ve used our responsible tasks together with the Club’s is aimed equally at fans, fan clubs/fan Simon Weber is a life-long supporter of community to mark e.g. opposition to fans: “We already have a good dialogue Young Boys Bern, president of the LGBTIQ racism with the campaign ‘Give racism the and close cooperation with our fans, and fan club Wankdorf Junxx and co-founder red card’, so it’s not a new idea, we’ve got that is why it is only natural that we also of “Gemeinsam gegen Homophobie”. here. We just want to start working a little work together on this front. We want in more conscious with the topics locally in all respects to be a diverse Club, and we Aarhus and with the major international would like to see that the fans, we have campaigns, where they are appropriate. at our matches, re ect the surrounding The Club have fortunately backed us in this. society. We want to be a community which can accommodate all, and where all feel So why Rainbow corner  ags against FC welcome regardless of background,” said Copenhagen? Simply because we would Jacob Nielsen, the CEO of AGF in an press like to pay tribute to the diversity, there is in release for the match against Copenhagen.

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collectively tackle homophobia in all its St. Pölten and Wiener Sportklub. In October, Austria forms – in football and anywhere else. an international Football fans against In January 2015, FFAH held an inaugural homophobia meeting was held which gave Football Fans Against homophobia – event to o cially establish the organisation, us the opportunity to build a network and including the election of a managing link up with organisations from Germany, in football and elsewhere committee. 30 to 40 people of our group Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, by Fussballfans gegen Homophobie Österreich participated in the Regenbogenparade Serbia, Sweden and Norway. 5 people from (Vienna Pride) with a banner,  yers and FFGHÖ participated in Queer Connection’s stickers. This was followed by interviews pilot-workshop and will continue to work ince the mid-90s, people have been through slurs, rituals and banners inside the with BlaukrautFM, KroneTV and nally with that organisation. Furthermore, taking action against racism in grounds, which are meant to mock or de- FM4 in August. In the course of the FARE- we were present at the Ballerinas S football grounds. Homophobia, on fame the opposing team and its supporters. action weeks, the banner was used by tournament and the Ute Bock Cup – with the other hand, seems to be of less concern. fanclubs of First Vienna Football Club, SKN T-Shirts,  yers, stickers and much more. While homosexuality has been more or less Football fan culture is linked to social accepted and respected in some European responsibility. We respect every form society, at least in law, there are parts of of sexuality and ght discrimination - society that remain untouched by that in everyday life as well as inside the progression. Football is one of those areas. grounds. It is necessary to nally tackle Although emancipatory achievements have this topic and raise public awareness been made, fan clubs and teams seem to to make homophobic expressions and play a role in preserving obsolete ideas of discrimination on the football pitch as masculinity. ‘Toughness’, ‘assertiveness’ and well as in the stands a matter of the past. ‘ ghting spiri’ are being ascribed exclusively to heterosexual players. They are also rigidly, A lot of teams and fan clubs have shown in terms of gender, ascribed the terms that respect inside the ground doesn’t have ’male’ or female“. That is where stereotypes, to be a utopian goal. Through a colourful prejudice and discrimination start: Why choreography during the ‘Derby of Love’ should ‘women’ or homosexuals not be on March 27th 2015 in Hernals, fans took able to play in a tough and erce manner? an active stand against homophobia in Homophobia is expressed in di erent ways – football. This was also the rst public appearance of the organisation Fußballfans gegen Homophobie Österreich (Football fans against homophobia Austria). The whole choreography was made possible by supporters, organisations and teams that back us in our ght against homophobia and discrimination in general, such as FairPlay, the Ballerinas and the Gaynialen. The campaign, which was reviewed positively by the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) or Augustin (newspaper) will neither be the rst nor the last. This evening should be seen as a starting point to

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One of our largest actions in terms of ties aren’t silenced. QFF has already called Germany visibility was the display of banners upon FIFA to take action and to support in di erent football stadiums in our campaign for inclusion. However with Queer Football Fanclubs Germany during October 2014. These FIFA preoccupied with other considera- banners were in di erent colours tions, we won’t wait for their approval… by Sven Kistner saying “Football has no gender”.

In Switzerland QFF.ch works in close ueer Football Fanclubs (QFF) is Our Aims cooperation with the national Football the association of LGBTIQ football • The main aim of QFF is to challenge Association SFV, together they have Q supporters’ clubs with more than homophobia and other forms of dis- implemented a concept to teach 30 member organizations from Germany, crimination and violence from the stands. trainers especially of youth teams about Switzerland, the Netherlands and Spain. inclusion and anti-homophobia work. • In addition to that QFF is also Starting in the early years of the last decade, working on other supporter- During the last 3 years many new LGBTIQ For further information please visit our LGBTIQ football supporters began to found related issues such as stadium bans, fan organizations have been founded in website queerfootballfanclubs.org their own supporters’ clubs as they were no ticket pricing or match scheduling. England. We have supported them right or feel free to contact QFF on longer willing to accept homophobic chants from the beginning, and we want to [email protected]. You on the stands and they wanted to watch • Networking on a national and interna- expand our network in order to implement may also simply drop us some lines on games together with likeminded people. tional basis in order to plan and carry joint actions in the future. For example, our Facebook accounts or follow us on out joint actions against discrimination QFF plans to join the British Football v Twitter @QFForg, @QFFch and @QFFde in sport and to exchange best practices, Homophobia month of action in February with at least two conferences per year. 2017, which is organized by Pride Sports UK. Sven Kistner is a massive Bayern fan, • Visibility: we want to encourage all In the context of the next two FIFA World active in the LGBTIQ fanclub “Queerpass” LGBTIQ people to show that they are there Cups being held in Russia and Qatar – 2 Bayern and sits in the board of QFF. and that they also support the club with countries where ‘homophobia is law’ – QFF full enthusiasm. For this we support them will work together with other fans, groups in trying to establish new supporters’ clubs and organizations to ght for inclusive tournaments where the LGBTIQ communi- • We also try to achieve integration into the local fan structures of the clubs to sensitize people to our issues.

In addition to the two annual conferences, In 2007 the rst QFF conference was held we used to meet once a year at Cologne in Dortmund, Germany where about 50 Pride where we actively participated in people from di erent cities met for the the parade. We have changed this to a rst time on an informal basis. Conferences rotating principle as of 2015 when we in Mainz in Germany and Basel in participated in Nuremberg Pride. These Switzerland followed, before the o cial participations are about visibility to foundation of the association was carried show the LGBTIQ community that we are out in Mariaspring, Germany in January football fans and the football community 2009 when a constitution was adopted. that there are LGBTIQ supporters.

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chanting. Much better than fan bans that All the groups came together at the Pride England a ect all, or the heavy hand of arrests, or in Football Conference in November even stadium bans, all of which a ects 2014, which was organized jointly by Kick Pride in Football all fans regardless of what they do. it out- the national campaigning group against discrimination in football and by Darryl Telles The Proud Lilywhites is one of a growing Football v Homophobia, which sprang out number of LGBTIQ supporters groups that of the Justin Fashanu campaign. Justin have emerged in England during the past was and still is the only top  ight footballer oes your boyfriend know your two seasons. There are now more than a to come out whilst playing. Since his here?” “We can see you holding dozen LGBTIQ Groups in the Premiership death by suicide in 1991, the campaign “D hands. “ These comments may alone, with all top four clubs having an works against homophobia in football seem as banter in the context of a football active LGBTIQ supporters group. and these with activities on the day of his death in match. However imagine that your a can be found at Arsenal (Gay Gooners); February and for the past few months teenager growing up as lesbian, gay Everton (Rainbow To ees); Norwich City throughout the whole of the month, or just questioning your sexuality or (Proud Canaries); West Ham (Pride of Irons); coinciding with LGBTIQ History Month in gender identity. How would this make Leicester City(Foxes Pride); Crystal Palace the UK. The Conference was held in the you feel especially if it was sung by your (Proud and Palace); Liverpool (LGBTIQ National Football Museum in Manchester own fans? Well this is the reality for Liverpool ). The latest group has been and also marked the 25th anniversary of thousands of LGBTIQ supporters especially established at Chelsea. Outside of the the UK’s Gay Football Supporters Network. if your team plays against Brighton Premiership - the top tier of English football - and Hove Albion. In the English game, us with a challenge, to work with our own there are also LGBTIQ fan groups at Wigan, Brighton have to endure homophobic supporters to avoid a repetition of that Portsmouth (Fratton Fever); Charlton Darryl Telles is a Tottenham supporter, has chanting as the seaside city has a large behaviour. What really helped was that (Proud Valiants); Notts County (LGBTIQ campaigned for LGBTIQ equality in football LGBTIQ population, of which I’m one. since our birth as a supporter group, we Pies); Ipswich Town and Bristol Rovers. for the past 25 years and was a founding had invested in a visible presence by  ying member of the Gay Football Supporters I’m also a Spurs fan and had to sit through our own version of the Rainbow  ag at all They vary in size of membership, some Network in 1989. Last season, he became a torrent of such abuse when Tottenham home matches. This became a positive allow allies who don’t identify as LGBTIQ the rst co-chair of the Proud Lilywhites, the Hotspur played the Seagulls as Brighton talking point as fans began to realise by to join and some are recognised o cially LGBTIQ fan group of Tottenham Hotspur are called, when their brand new stadium our presence that there were a sizeable by their club as a supporters club. By far FC. He works as a project manager for FSE. was christened with an opening friendly number of LGBTIQ supporters and their and away the most successful group in match. To disagree with your own side allies i.e. you may have a LGBTIQ sibling terms of visibility is Canal Street Blues, the can be disheartening to say the least that would be o ended by comments. Manchester City group. They have repre- and it spoilt for me, as a gay man, what Also we had, through social media, put sentation on their club’s supporters trust. should have been a great day. By singing out gentle reminders that homophobia Recently during Manchester Pride week- these songs, your own fans are making wasn’t fair. On the night there wasn’t one end, the group were successful in getting you feel unworthy and isolated, not an homophobic chant, no arrests or reports the club to display a banner around the experience supporters would want to feel. of anything o ensive said against the Ethiad stadium, the players wore Football LGBTIQ community. In fact if people were v Homophobia tshirts when warming up, So when I became one of the Chairs of thinking of saying or singing something, there was a full page feature in the match the Proud Lilywhites, the LGBTIQ fan the  ag acted as a visible deterrent. programme and the Rainbow  ag  ew over group for Spurs, I was determined to do the pitch. They also participate fully in wider something about it. And as fate would I think this example shows how a visible campaigns such as the Football Support- have it, we drew Brighton in an early LGBTIQ fan group working constructively ers Federation ‘Twenty is Plenty’ campaign round of the League Cup. This presented with fellow supporters can avoid o ensive to reduce ticket prices for visiting fans.

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in their team or on the opposition? It´s courses of action. So I think initiatives Interview often said that fans would be the main like these can have a big, big impact. problem, as a fans organization we obviously doubt that, what do you think? What do you think football should do to RALPH GUNESCH tackle discrimination on and o the  eld? The fan environment would unfortunately only have the usual „quota of idiots“ The Thankfully there´s a decline in incidents on more serious and fatal part would be the pitch and in the ground. Still I expect Ralph, you kindly spoke at our anti- Have you come across any comments the anonymous mass, especially online from fans, clubs and associations consist- discrimination workshop at the of homophobic abuse or hatred and things you don´t obviously notice in ent action. And that doesn´t mean to read Fans Congress last year, why do against the LGBTIQ community the stadium and at the training ground. out a statement once a year, just a tick box you think it’s important that players whilst being a professional? mentality. I´m talking about proper reac- take a stand against discrimination You played for teams such as St. Pauli tions to incidents happening, as well as and especially homophobia? We´ve had the case once, at a game against and Ingolstadt, where the active fan prevention and education. This includes a lower-league club, that one of our players scene take an open stand against work, which isn´t necessarily directly con- In general I think that it´s very important got terribly insulted because of his Turkish discrimination. Did you liaise with them nected to the matchday. We´re reaching so to take a clear stand. We as players have a heritage. Then he scored the winning goal on these topics and are these topics many people through football, we should big reputation and popularity. Statements and we as a team told the idiot what we discussed among the players as well? take this opportunity. I´d like to add, that from our side can reach very many people thought of him (he was placed near the I´m not a fan of ning clubs for incidents and as a person which is in the public bench) and he got kicked out by security. During such a long time at the club I obvi- If you can clearly see that they are whole- domain , you have a social responsibility ously had a close contact to the St.Pauli fan heartedly active with e orts and costs in to speak out and also in uence others. Why do you think so few players scene and we always exchanged on several ghting against discrimination. You should have “come out” as gay or topics. Also at Ingolstadt I got in contact have a deeper look at what happened bisexual in the men’s game? with the active fans, at least with parts of and process the reasons together with the them and was happy that topics like anti- club. Then you´ll be a step ahead and can I think there isn’t one single reason. In my discrimination were also on their agenda. better ght the causes. A collective punish- opinion the common denominator is the As the club and its fan scene are still pretty ment should always only be the last resort. fear of the consequences - in whatever young and small and still growing, these shape that this might come from (on the topics didn´t have the highest priority back And  nally, as you´re a massive sporting side, from sponsors, from fans). then, but it did develop over a period of gamer, who do you pick at time. Then there were for example, chore- FIFA, St.Pauli or Ingolstadt? ;) What do you think the impact would ographies against racism and discrimination be if someone, while still playing in and the club itself got involved in more I always play the team, which contains the Bundesliga, would “come out”? and more actions, which were sometimes myself. So: for the older issues I play initiated by me and supported by the club. St.Pauli, Ingolstadt in the newer ones. It´s di cult to tell. It should be someone who has the power and courage to Have you heard of initiatives as be brave, that doesn´t care about “Football fans against Homophobia” Ralph Gunesch is a professional football anything what follows and who takes and do you think they will be able player who played in his career for the (potential) negative aftermath into to change the attitudes towards FC St.Pauli, Mainz 05 and FC Ingolstadt in account and would be able to handle it. LGBTIQ people in the stands? the German Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga.

How do you think supporters, clubs and Education, prevention and building an players would react to an out gay player awareness again and again are important

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How do you think supporters, clubs and Interview players would react to an out gay player in their team or on the opposition? In an interview you recently said on ROMAN NEUSTÄDTER the question what could prevent players from coming-out: “Imagine what would happen at an away game. Fans are always seeking for something Roman, recently somebody called you a running or your hair during the game to put you o .” As a fans organization we „Homo” on your Instagram account. You and that’s how they de ne you as a often think that fans are being seen as made the insult public, commenting: person. I wouldn’t say that it always ends the only problem, preventing a coming- „I’m tired of all that negative shit. It’s in hate but the last few years have been out, don´t you think the problem lies a bit 2016. If you are racist or homophobe extreme when it comes to homophobic deeper also within clubs and associations? get the fuck o my insta.” What were the comments. There is actually no week reactions to that and why do you think that I haven’t been called a “ faggot” for I have never been o ended by a club or an it´s important also for straight players the past 3 years. I’m sure that most association where as some fans seem to to make a stand against homophobia? of these people are so frustrated and be more aggressive. I am totally convinced don’t think about the meaning but that if a player from Schalke came out, The feedback was mainly positive and that de nitely doesn’t make it less sad. the club would support that 100% . I I was really surprised of how many can’t tell how the relationship with team people reacted to that. I just made a While the  ght against racism seems members or fans would change to be statement, nothing special in my eyes. As to be supported by the whole “football honest though. You don’t want to be mainly a public person I think you should stand family”, it doesn´t seem to be the case associated with your sexual orientation up against any form of discrimination. when it comes to homophobia and sexism as a soccer player, so I think a coming out as well, why do you think that is the case? is still very di cult during your career. Roman Neustädter is a USSR-born German professional footballer who plays as a I think it’s because soccer is always In the past years more and more LGBTIQ defensive mid elder for FC Schalke 04. connected to 100% masculinity and fans groups emerged, especially in He has two friendlies for Germany under people try to avoid any topic that Germany, organized for example his belt, but has been selected for the could challenge „the manhood“. in the “Queer Football Fanclubs”, also Russian national team squad for EURO 2016. Schalke has a LGBTIQ fanclub “Andersrum At your club, Schalke 04, many fans as auf Schalke”. There also have been the “Schalker Fan Ini” have been involved solidarity campaigns by non-LGBTIQ fans in the  ght against discrimination for a as “Football fans against Homophobia”. long time now. Do you liaise with fans Have you heard of these and do you think on these topics and are these topics they will be able to change the attitudes discussed among the players as well? towards LGBTIQ people in the stands? Have you come across any comments of homophobic abuse I have to admit, that we don’t talk Yes I have heard of most of them. I whilst being a professional? about it very often. I always try to have think everything you do will help. You a close relationship to our fans, but we can’t change attitudes from one day To be honest I’ve always been asked hardly talk about discrimination. If I to another. But they will de nitely if I was gay from the very beginning could help and support them in their raise awareness and give hope and I of my career. People see your style of ght, I would be happy to do that. appreciate their work, it’s so important.

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for major Football Championships staging of the event. All these standards Russia / Qatar should ensure protection of human should not be based on goodwill, but rights, including labour and free media should be non-negotiable and binding Mega Sport Events (MSE) and human rights - protections, and implement anti-corruption for all stakeholders. In addition, all sports measures in the lead-up to and during a governing bodies should develop from The work of the Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) championship. To this end, FIFA, UEFA and the very beginning an independent IOC should adopt robust due diligence monitoring mechanism to make sure procedures to ensure that Football promises made in the bidding phase ootball Supporters Europe is one Championships do not cause or contribute and xed in the host city contract are of the founding members of the to human rights abuses in the hosting or adhered to over the lifetime of the event. F Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA). The SRA is a coalition of leading NGOs, sports organisations and trade unions, which was founded in early 2015 to address decision- makers of international sports mega- been violently attacked by far-right and events to introduce measures to ensure nationalist protestors, with the police and they are always organised in a way that security services often turning a blind eye. respects human rights, the environment and anti-corruption requirements at all This issue has been exacerbated by stages of the process - from bidding, Qatar being chosen as the host for the through to the development and delivery World Cup nals after Russia, in 2022. It phase to nal reporting and monitoring. is illegal to be gay in the country and LGBTIQ people face arrest, detention Along with FSE, the SRA includes Amnesty and imprisonment simply for being who International, Human Rights Watch, the they are. It will make it impossible for International Trade Union Confederation, LGBTIQ supporters to follow their national Supporters Direct Europe, Terre des team. Furthermore, the hosts have been Hommes, Transparency International condemned for breaching workers right Germany and others. The SRA initiative by hiring indentured labour often paying followed international outrage over Russia’s them poverty wages and making them appalling record on lesbian, gay, bisexual, work long hours in unsafe conditions. and transgender rights, workers’ rights, forced evictions, environmental protection, Both choices- Russia and Qatar- are and freedom of expression in the run- being investigated by police authorities up to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. and subject to allegations of corruption in the bidding process. FIFA individuals LGBTIQ organisations such as the are under investigation for taking International Lesbian and Gay Association bribes in return for their votes in the have raised concerns about Russia’s new selection process for the hosting of laws which prohibit the ‘promotion of these two World Cup tournaments. homosexuality’. This has led to LGBTIQ activists being arrested and harassed New standards and procedures must simply for being out and visible e.g. many lead to clean up of global football events. Pride demonstrations and parades have According to the SRA all host countries

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as a regular part of the crowd. Women are or on the tube, like screaming, shouting, Europe hugely underrepresented when it comes to swearing and singing. And that is the same leadership in football. And the o side joke? for women as for men. It’s a freedom that Not o side – female football fans Let me tell you, it’s still out there. Female many of us enjoy as much as male fans. fans are often associated with speci c roles: by Nicole Selmer they are the wife or the girlfriend who accompany the “real” supporter, i.e. the guy; Nicole Selmer is co-editor in chief at the they have a crush on the new striker or are Austrian football-magazine „ballesterer“ hen I see supporters on their team, curse and celebrate. Women are fans, just glory hunters and will stay away when and a supporter of Borussia Dortmund. way to the stadium, I see mums just like men. If you take a look at pictures the team starts to lose. In any case it seems W with their daughters, girls in from the early football years you can catch hard to see them as just another supporter. groups together with boys or without glances of long white frocks and huge them, women with their boyfriends or hats. In the crowds of today you can see One reason for this is, of course, that we on their own. I send text messages to female ultras in black hoodies and maybe live in a patriarchal society and football is my girlfriends when their clubs win the with a scarf over the face. Even if we are a part of that. It is however a rather special league, get relegated or promoted, quite a minority – we have always been there. part. In many European countries, football a lot of the women I know work in the is the most important sport, the national football industry in various functions. Many scholars, experts, journalists and also pride and quite often a strong economic, other supporters tend to ignore that. For TV cultural and political factor. It is also known Women and football? – for me, it’s a given. cameras female fans on the stands are still as a hard and masculine sport that is best We go to football matches, support our mostly interesting as sexy eye candy, not played by men and not by sissies. Sissies, of course, can be women, gay men or other people not tting into the dominating idea of masculinity. And, without turning this into a gender studies course, the idea of masculinity is just that: an idea, a made-up thing. Five hundred years ago, a hundred years ago, the idea of masculinity (and thus also femininity) was di erent and we can even today watch it changing with cultural and political developments. The same applies to football: When the sport came to Germany at the end of the 19th century it was regarded as an e eminate thing, the “English disease”, because proper German men at that time were into gymnastics.

Today, football is attractive because it o ers a time-out of sorts, a step away from the discipline of work, the social demands of meetings, parties, relationship. It’s a time and a place to let go, where boundaries are a bit wider, where you do things you may wouldn’t, let’s say at your work place

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out the diverse and rich history of woman well as women’s football and isn’t about Germany / Austria / Switzerland in football and expound on the problem that women shouldn’t appear attractive of sexism, speci cally the exclusion and or sexy in generally. It is about reducing F_in - Women in Football degradation of women in men’s football women to these characteristics and move and the marginalization of women’s football. their fan-identity into the background. This by Antje Grabenhorst is especially a problem in national events It is important to understand for example and international competitions such as that „Cunt“, „Slut“, „Bitch“ aren’t just regular the World Cup and the EUROs. Women words for women and opponents. Moreover are not there for decoration, neither are these insults and the degradation of oppo- they are just to act as groupies to players nent fans as „bitches“, „girls“, „gays“ are a way or girlfriends to male spectators. F_in is to create a strong, exclusive, heterosexual standing for women that are more than just and masculine culture of football without nice faces, asses and boobs and that women women and LGBTIQ people and keep a should be seen as fans just as like men are. sexist and homophobic status quo alive. Because a woman’s place is at the match, on the terraces, and behind the banners! Additionally another problem which creates a male dominated focus is the sexualizing and objecti cation of women body’s as sexy Antje Grabenhorst is a fan of Werder Bremen and the use of this to make football more and part of an Ultra Group, furthermore attractive through this ‘sex-sells-strategy she’s volunteering in the networks f_in for men.’ This issue is visible in men’s as and Football Fans against Homophobia.

_in – Frauen im Fußball“ can be The network is an open space to talk about translated as „Women in football“ experiences with sexism or prejudices and F and is an international German to nd counter-strategies. Every year the speaking network founded in 2004 by F_in network meets in another city and has di erent women involved in football such a di erent agenda, including workshops, as football fans and ultras, journalists, lectures and discussions. The network has photographers, social workers, footballers created its own banner and published a and scientists. The initial idea was to book with di erent perspectives on sexism connect women involved in the sport and women in football named ‘gender and make them visible and self-con dent. kicks’. Furthermore, members of F_in o ers At the moment there are around 130 lectures about that topic for everyone who members from more than 30 football clubs. is interested. In these lectures we point

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For the women’s football league, which behind closed doors. Allowing only women Turkey have been organised by the Turkish and the children to these “without specta- Football Federation (TFF), 16 teams tor matches” in the stadiums is another Women in Football in Turkey – participated from 7 di erent provinces. type of discrimination. This was shown during a match in Izmir when women On the fi eld and in the stands! by THD Women‘s Branch hung a banner saying that “If the game is free of spectators than who we are”.

n Turkey, the rst game that women name of “Dostlukspor Women Football Because of those reasons and the poor participated as players, was played Club Association” (Dostluk = Friendship) environment of the stadiums, some women I on 24 May 1954 in İzmir. After this prefer to stay out of the football grounds. mixed gender match, which included Furthermore, the second team to have However a remarkable number of women 6 women players, the rst all women’s been established in İzmir as “Filizspor” (Filiz prefer to de ne stadiums as an arena of football match was played on 4 July = sprout). The rst game that those teams their struggle. Of course the women fan 1954 in Mithatpaşa Stadium in İstanbul played against each other in 30 October groups are determined to show that they (now the BJK İnönü Stadium). The match 1978 in İzmir Alsancak Stadium ended as a are the most important actors by show- played between “İzmir women football victory of “Dostlukspor” with the score of ing their reactions on the stands and on team” vs “İstanbul women football team”. 14-0. In the same year in Ankara two more It is a shame that voting rights for women the streets. As an example, various fan women football clubs have been estab- was passed into law in 1934 but it took an- organisations, fan leagues established in Almost at the end of the 60s, the es- lished: “İncirlispor Women Football Club” other 60 years for a women’s football league di erent cities have mostly mixed gen- tablishment of women football teams and “NAzendespor Women Football Club” to be organised. It is a fact that being a dered teams which have messages against and clubs began to be discussed in the woman in Turkey is di cult. Especially if you the sexual discrimination in every game. country. “Kınalıada Women Football As a result of these e orts to organise are on the pitch or on the stands as being a Team” which were founded in 1972, be- on 2 April 1994 the rst women football women it is much harder. So as a natural re- We would like to nalise with an open pro- came the rst in the country’s history league started and in 1995 the women’s sult in a traditionally male dominated social posal. During the dates 14-17 July 2016, FSE as being o cially registered club in the national team was o cially established. structure, the use of the discriminative lan- Summer Network Meeting will be organised guage and the chants on the stands re ects by the host of THD (Taraftar Hakları Derneği negatively on the perception of football. – Fans’ Rights Association) in İzmir. İzmir is one of the leading cities in Turkey, which we Unfortunately, these discriminative acts can say that women have equal rights and were supported by another action of the status in the social life and also on the foot- football federation during the season ball stands. Additionally this beautiful city 2011-2012. In addition to playing matches has a women’s football team which won the behind closed doors – the punishment last four consecutive league championships given to the fans which became a weekly in Turkey: Konak Belediyespor. Who knows? routine in the Turkish football - the federa- Maybe we can watch altogether a friendly tion started to allow women and under 12 match of Konak during the event. We wait year old children to enter in the stadiums for all of you, hope to meet you in İzmir. during these matches. These are called as “matches without spectators” by the federation. As a result, In addition to the fact THD Women‘s Branch that there is no communication between Taraftar Hakları Derneği Kadın Kolları the fans and the authorities, more than 50 matches in one season were played

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PROJECTS OKTOBER 2015: Fan Project SC Europe SUPPORTED THROUGH Freiburg / Corrillo Ultras (GERMANY) #SECONDFANSHIRT SECOND FAN SHIRT - Football fans united FSE will hand out 1000 Euros - generated Since the beginning of 2014 the Ultras through the Second Fan Shirt Campaign – of Corrillo have been supporting in solidarity for refugees by Martin Endemann each month to initiatives supporting and several young refugees after meeting empowering refugees through football / them at a football tournament against sport. Here you´ll nd some information discrimination. Since then they have he frightening war scenarios across on which initiatives have been funded yet. integrated several minors into their group. the world are currently leaving They are taking them to games, home Tmillions of people stranded close to SEPTEMBER 2015: »Refugees and away, helping them out with visits the war zones or in the middle of Europe. United« & Leipzig United F.C. to public authorities and nding clubs Some are still living in a con ict region within (both Leipzig / GERMANY) in the area like Eintracht Freiburg where Europe under desperate conditions, like in they can play. Additionally the ultras Ukraine, others have  ed to Europe from war Leipzig United F.C., founded in 2013, are intensely studying German asylum zones to save their lives, as those from Syria. is a football project for children and legislation to support their new friends in Many of them have left with nothing more young adults in Grünau, a suburb in their struggle for their right of residence. than the set of clothes they were wearing Greater Leipzig. Leipzig United is open to when they escaped. We believe that giving everyone, regardless of their background these people all possible support is one of or social status. They currently o er regular the most pressing issues of our time. And in devastating situation of refugees across the football training sessions for more than the past few years, many football fans all over globe. It is also worth highlighting that quite 30 children from ten di erent countries. Europe have become active in supporting a few football clubs have joined the cam- In the past years, Leipzig United F.C. has refugee projects in many di erent ways: be paign alongside their supporters. All of them shown that playing football boosts the it through organizing clothing collections deserve a big round of applause for this kids’ self-esteem, enhances their social for refugees in war zones or in the countries commitment! The FSE o ce in Hamburg has skills and helps their inclusion in society. they had to  ee to, or by providing logistical at times literally been  ooded with parcels help to them or by getting them to watch from all over Europe. While many scarves, Refugees United is an initiative set up by or to play football and thereby integrating shirts, jackets and other fan wear and foot- supporters of the fan-owned team BSG them in their new surroundings with host ball clothes have been donated directly by Chemie Leipzig in summer 2014. The communities. Fans from Macedonia and FSE to local refugee projects, we have also concept is simple: to organise leisure NOVEMBER 2015: Greece went to their borders providing sold (and still sell) lots of football merchan- time activities - in particular football- Liberi Nantes (ITALY) refugee groups with food and clothes dise articles on a certain internet platform related ones - for kids and teenagers whilst solidarity banners have been to raise some money to fund refugee aid who are currently residing as refugees in Liberi Nantes was founded already in shown in stadiums from Italy to Denmark. programmes. A special thanks to the com- Leipzig, and integrate them in the youth 2007 as the rst Sport Association in Italy mitted volunteers at the Alliance of Active section of the club. One main aspect who promotes and guarantees the free In autumn 2014, members of Football football fans (BAFF) in Germany, who took of the project’s philosophy is that all access to sport for all refugees and asylum Supporters Europe (FSE) started a donation care of the sale. All pro ts which were gener- participants (the refugees, the “regular” seekers. They o er sports, a possibility of campaign under the name “SECOND FAN ated from the sales are being wired straight kids, as well as the organizers) should freedom, for recovering their dignity, for SHIRT” to do their bit to make a contribution into refugee aid projects selected by the FSE bene t and learn from each other. In this rebuilding themselves and create new to improving the devastating situation of membership and committee participating way, Refugees United fosters intercultural relationship of friendship and faith to refugees. More than 100 supporter initiatives in this campaign. You´ll read a short descrip- exchange, reduces social barriers and women and men who were able to escape from 10 European countries have since taken tion of the projects, which have already seeks to encourage more local people and war or dramatic humanitarian situations. action in order to do their bit to improve the received donations on the next few pages. sport clubs to get involved in refugee aid. Liberi Nantes Football Club is the rst team

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Jungle United is a football project in the refugee camp in Calais. The money will Croatia help run a Youth Centre in the Jungle as a protective area for 12-18 year olds Creating Community Cohesion away from camp life and stress. The by NK Zagreb 041 youth project is actually run by a group of football volunteers from Spurs, Exeter City, Southampton and Odense BK. The money will be spent purchasing equipment he idea for the club came from a The club’s structure is completely horizontal, such as goal posts. Although parts of the section of the NK Zagreb fan group meaning that we chose to avoid common camp will be closed by the authorities, T White Angels, following many management roles such as a president, it is understood that the youth project years of anger with the actions of the governing committee, secretary. Instead, will continue catering for teenagers. club’s management, who had completely we developed an alternative system in Italy entirely composed of refugees and failed to communicate with the club’s based on the White Angels and other asylum seekers. The composition of the APRIL 2016: Kicken ohne fans, implemented highly nepotistic organisations’ experiences with direct team is multicultural, the colours of the  ag Grenzen (AUSTRIA) & United policies, and has opposed fans’ struggle democracy. We are the rst o cially are the ones used by the United Nations Glasgow FC (SCOTLAND) against forms of discrimination such as registered Croatian sports club organised and the access to the training is free and racism and homophobia, labelling them in such a way - a fact that didn’t come open to everybody. At the moment, the Kicken ohne Grenzen from Vienna in as “political”. As many White Angels have without some legal struggles with the club consists of open teams, composed Austria is a project working with both had connections with activists in various city o cials. The main decision making by 80-100 refugees who play and train men and women refugees o ering NGOs, the group closely cooperated with body is the club’s Assembly which at the XXV Aprile ground, as well as an them an opportunity to play football other organisations and were able to meets as often as is necessary to discuss o cial team which plays since 2008 in and join free training sessions. It allows motivate a large number of people to join important issues. The Assembly also the 3rd Category tournament organised young refugees a chance to receive or support the new club, and so it quickly forms and organises working groups that by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. advice and guidance from mentors and grew into something much bigger. The do the practical jobs, such as on issues has successfully built a network with a name chosen for the club -Zagreb 041 - is like marketing, nances, logistics. The FEBRUARY 2016: No Borders Kitchen growing number of players and clubs a reference to the former area call code for Assembly also gives the working groups (GREECE) & Jungle United (FRANCE) involved. Around 60 young people will Zagreb. It symbolises a nostalgic evocation guidelines for their work. For the system to bene t from this project, which has been of times when football was a community be e ective we place a high emphasis on No Borders Kitchen operates from the running since September 2015 and is not commercial issue and played for communication and transparency, giving Greek island of Samos. Turkey is only 2.2 also backed by FSE -members at Wiener fans and for the love of the game itself. members multiple real and virtual platforms km away and on a daily basis, refugees are Sportklub and First Vienna FC 1894. for discussion and decision making as well making the perilous journey across the sea as full transparency by frequently sharing to Samos. All refugees are held in a former United Glasgow FC is a project based detailed nancial reports, meeting minutes. prison on the island, where the facilities are in Scotland. With individuals from over very basic. The project has been running 40 di erent countries involved, United In addition to our sporting aims, the club since December of last year providing hot Glasgow will use the donation to hire aims to engage in the active struggle food and donated clothes to refugees, some venues, providing equipment and against racism, nationalism and other of whom help run the kitchen themselves. training facilities for their teams. Run forms of discrimination and places an Though no dedicated sports initiative, the entirely by volunteers from Glasgow’s emphasis on active involvement in FSE-committee decided to give them a football supporting community, the club working with the local community. The donation due to the desperate situation on encourages refugees and asylum seekers club focuses on integrating asylum the island anyway, as also football fans from to meet others and play football in an seekers in Croatia in its everyday work. Our various clubs are helping out on the project. environment free from discrimination. e ort to include asylum seekers in the

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rst team has been hampered by strict at each match, managing the club’s website, regulations for foreign players at this level facebook page). Although all these tasks Germany of competitive football particularly those may sound like obstacles, in the long run in with an uncertain legal status (i.e. asylum we hope to compete in the higher divisions, Refugees Welcome at SV Babelsberg 03 - seekers). We are engaged in an ongoing whilst at the moment such work helps legal campaign to change this situation create a magical feeling that the club is More than just an empty phrase by Alexander Bosch and in the meantime there are a handful truly fan-owned and fan-run, and every task of persons who have been granted asylum each member completes, gives them a full who are training with and playing for sense of collective ownership of the club. he commitment for refugees of the rst team. Our matches, which are SV Babelsberg 03, began long typically attended by 150 to 200 people, We compete in the third Zagreb Area T before the rise in the numbers of have also become a social occasion where Division, which is e ectively the 7th tier displaced people in Germany and was for asylum seekers gather in Zagreb, greatly of Croatian football. The division itself has us, never up for discussion. Advocating helping them to integrate with the local an average of thirty spectators per match social values such as tolerance and anti-dis- community. The location of the stadium and our arrival on-stage with an average crimination are an integral part of the DNA in which we play our home games was attendance of 150 during our rst half- of our SV Babelsberg 03 and our Fandom. chosen in part as it is near a hotel that season, along with support for the team functions as a refugee centre. We plan to throughout the entire game. If you add to The commitment for refugees started with expand our projects in that area as well. all this our trademark pyrotechnic shows an open training session, in which both and a merry colourful entourage of female active fans and young refugees participated. The club is currently completing its rst and male supporters, both locals and It was initiated by fans and in coopera- season and has faced a lot of challenges. We asylum seekers, children and families, you tion with Fanprojekt Babelsberg, under do not have our own stadium at present, get a sense of how this has been somewhat the direction of former social worker Felix and so rent one for o cial matches and of a positive shock for the league! Kruse. For this session very quickly a joint another one for the training. This is quite a team emerged, which successfully partici- within the club structures. Why did we drain on our resources and it prevents us Our club’s future plans include settling in at pated in numerous recreational football have this idea before? No clue! But now from implementing some projects within our own stadium, forming a youth division tournaments. We also arranged joint visits and then you need new impulses from the local community as we are uncertain of and women’s football team, improving our to our beautiful Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion the outside and this came in the form of where we will be based in the long-term. In organisation, learning from our experiences and to the games of the rst team. The SV Manja. She was then engaged voluntarily in addition, we receive no nancial support so far, and hopefully nancial stability Babelsberg 03 supported it from the start refugee relief, and came into contact with from the city, state or football governing by – rst and foremost - expanding the with free tickets for participants. Although displaced people from Nigeria, Cameroon bodies and rely solely on donations and membership base, which at the moment all the refugees among the participants and Somalia who wanted to play football membership fees. Our coach, the Nigerian of writing stands at more than 120 people wanted to work immediately in Germany, together. She asked the club to see if there born Celestine Olisa, who has professional from Croatia and other European countries. rather than take free tickets, the repres- would be the opportunity to use one of level football experience, works as a sive state regulations doesn´t allow this the few training grounds. Her request volunteer for the club besides his regular The club will continue to grow along and so that many of them have to make landed on the desk of Thoralf, who was job. The players are not paid and even cover with its members and its limits do only with the essentials. Despite these hooked on the idea and wondered why the rent for the training pitch themselves. will only be determined by our circumstances, the atmosphere among they couldn’t simply set up a separate team The task of washing the team strip after enthusiasm, creativity, activity and all participants was always very good within the club structures? Also Manja each match rotates between the club’s e ort we put in. In the meantime, and everybody had a lot of fun at the liked the idea and so they immediately members and they do all the other work we are having a hell of a lot of fun! matches and close friendships developed. went to work. Because Thoralf knew the themselves (preparing the lines on the integration project of the fan project, he pitch, cleaning the stadium and changing This project was in 2014, incorporated called there, presented his idea to them rooms, cooking for the team and spectators NK Zagreb 041 into the new project “Welcome United 03” and integrated the old to the new project.

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So through Thoralf, Manja, the fans day on “Escape”, with the aim to sensitize project and the newly Babelsberger were people to this issue and to bring them in Germany enthusiastic about the idea, also the contact together. Therefore, we invited Board of Directors and active fan scene that day all displaced people for free to the Refugees Welcome - Where were immediately supportive with all game of the rst team of Babelsberg. On possible forces. Because Financially the the day, there was a market of opportuni- Football is (be)coming home by Susanne Rudolph SV Babelsberg 03 is not exactly resting on ties on which were introduced a number a bed of roses, such a project therefore of initiatives, clubs and organizations, needed donations or new sponsors for which are engaged in helping refugees. hile Europe has been gripped However, some of the fans supervising it to be realised. Funds were raised for Also, there was a friendly match between by the worst refugee “crisis” and accompanying refugees to matches training materials, training clothes, soccer Welcome United 03 and the FC Lampedusa W since the end of the Second noticed that they were missing some- shoes and its own set of jerseys for the in Hamburg and as a highlight a solidarity World War, German football fans are thing. Firstly, mainly due to administrative new third team of SV Babelsberg 03. And concert on which PyroOne, Radio Havana showing solidarity to people in plight, on reasons, the refugee groups get tickets here the active fan scene in the form of and Irie Révoltés sound system played. A their terraces and by pulling out all the for the mostly empty stands next to the Nordkurve Babelsberg stepped in and really great and successful day! A great side stops to welcome refugees to matches. away fans opposite the home crowd. That became the new shirt sponsor of Welcome e ect of the day is that the team decided In Düsseldorf, Fortuna fans went one sometimes feels like being separated from United 03! The fans were not only sponsors, that refugees and asylum seekers will step further and founded the rst Syrian- the real deal or showing their guests only they also collected donation in kind and always have free access to the games of the German Ultra group ‘Yalla Yalla FORTUNA’. from afar how much fun being a football cash and so helped to launch the project. rst team in the Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion! fan could be like if you’d really belong. And The German club ‘Fortuna Düsseldorf’ besides getting homesick, the helping To be honest, you did not feel anywhere and its active fans have been supporting hands were so busy seeing the big picture, unconditional sympathy for refugees and Alexander Bosch worked three years as social refugees in various ways for years. Founded organising everything for everyone, that we had to do something. So we planned - worker at the Fanprojekt Babelsberg. He in 1895 and currently residing in the 2nd they hardly spent any quality time with the club, the active fan scene and the fan resigned in May 2015 and is now just a fan Bundesliga, Fortuna (F95) built the repu- their guests and didn’t really get to know project - the organization of an action game and member of the Nordkurve Babelsberg. tation of being a reliable partner for the them individually on a more personal basis. local refugee organisations. The club o ers free weekly training sessions for young Having realised that, one of the German refugees and invites refugee groups to founding members of ‘Yalla Yalla FORTUNA’ matches on a regular basis. The fans assist decided to change at least the latter the the club with the invitations and addition- next chance she got. So when she felt ally collect money or donations, organise everybody was adequately supplied events and initiate awareness campaigns. of the following invitation of refugees, she switched roles from organiser to participator and imagined herself being an international student looking to meet new friends. Experts who tackle integration issues theoretically tend to overthink matters and forget, that the best way to build bridges between cultures is to be authentic and act naturally.

When her eyes met those of the other founding members in the stadium for the rst time, they were all just railing

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passionately against a decision of the Only once in a while you were reminded the F95.Antirazzista fan pub to hang out, referee. They all hardly took notice of the by little things of what ordeals they all play games and chat about all or nothing. fact that she ranted in German and the went through until they got to Dusseldorf. others in Arabic – they all spoke football Like a noise, which sounded a bit like a In addition to the Ultras, various F95 and understood each other just ne. Fate bomb, getting them all on high alert for executives and employees have also stroke the moment they grinned at each a split second, or the little girl starting to personally supported the members of other a bit shameful afterwards, they cry heartbreakingly when the others were the new Syrian fan group and thereby started talking and cheering together: sharing their experiences with each other proved once more, that Fortuna “YALLA YALLA (COME ON/GO) FORTUNA!” in song, processing what had happened Düsseldorf can be much more than just As is the way of these endearing people, to them. After settling down a bit, all ‘Yal- football. For the ‘Yallas’, their new home the Syrian refugees graciously extended las’ from Syria showed signs and various is simply the greatest club in the world. their heartfelt hospitality to their new degrees of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. German friends after the game and The ‘Yallas’ stick out of the usual German organise themselves better – thank Allah for invited them to their temporary residence. The ‘Yallas’ also started to translate Fortuna fan groups not only because of their social media. With not only ticket and trave- Because visitors were not allowed in Düsseldorf songs into Arabic to enrich the Syrian background, but also because they ling costs quickly piling up, the German the refugee camp, the Germans went in clubs fan culture with a new facet, whereas elected two female spokespersons as ‘Yallas’ plan to found a registered society or undercover and hid in the middle of the saying “Yalla Yalla!” instead of the German their leaders, one German and one Syrian. association (e.V.) to be able to receive fund- group, wrapping themselves up Ultras “Auf geht’s!” has already become a common When the ‘Yallas’ showed no hesitation to ing and nancially support their fan group. style. And the rest is, as they say, history. habit. Even though the fan group was only participate in the 4th “Dr. Waldemar Spier founded last year, the members sometimes Cup”, a football tournament dedicated to The Fortuna fans were warmly welcomed in feel like they already know each other the remembrance of the Jewish victims If you want to reach out to the “Yallas”, the midst of the refugees and the even- for ages. When you leave your whole life of the Nazi Era, the makers of the KZ simply visit the “Yalla Yalla Fortuna” com- ing, like many to follow, was quickly lled behind and your friends and relatives live movie “Liga Terezin” even called ‘Yalla Yalla munity on Facebook or contact us via with song and laughter. It is amazing more than 3,000 km away, the motto “one FORTUNA’, “a silver lining on the horizon”. email at [email protected]. how rich with music the Syrian culture is, team, one family” quickly becomes more everybody seems to be bursting into song than a saying. With Fortuna, the ‘Yallas’ Due to the “Residenzp icht” (mandatory at all times - and to sing really well too. have nally found a new place to belong. residence), Syrians are not allowed to Dr. Waldemar Spier Cup When the ‘Yallas’ were one night singing move freely in Germany anymore and can’t In January 2016, the F95.Antirazzista alliance together with other refugees from the Near ‘Yalla Yalla FORTUNA’ was warmly received even chose their own place of residence. hosted the 4th „Dr. Waldemar Spier Cup“, a football East, sharing their stories of their  ight to in the F95.Antirazzista family and thank Therefore the Syrian ‘Yallas’ are not only tournament with anti-racist Ultra groups from all over Germany, dedicated to the remembrance of Germany like the bards of old, their deeply the long-established Fortuna fans for their prohibited from attending Fortuna away the victims of the Nazi Era. Dr. Waldemar Spier emotional performance brought all listeners kindness and support. Together, they games with their German friends, but was the mastermind behind Fortuna Düsseldorf’s close to tears - regardless of whether they cheer for Fortuna at home games from the are also separated against their will by one and only national championship in 1933, the understood the words right away or if they self-administered south stand (F95 Ultras the German authorities and sent across ‘Obmann’ of the ‘Meister-Mannschaft’. But instead had to be translated for them afterwards. & Supporters Club) and regularly meet in the country, forced to live far away from of becoming a legend, Waldemar Spier wasn’t even allowed to celebrate the championship with Düsseldorf in some unknown small his team. Not because he did anything wrong - villages. So the group of friends, who just Dr. Waldemar Spier was a jew. Like countless F95.Antirazzista is an alliance between various Ultra groups and active fans of Fortuna Düsseldorf. found each other and a place to belong, is other innocent victims, Dr. Waldemar Spier was They are united by their conviction that racism, fascism or any kind of discrimination have no place in involuntarily spread into the wind again. later deported to & died in the concentration football. The members share their knowledge, manpower and networks to start or support fan initiatives camp Auschwitz. Fortuna fans honor his memory with this tournament in his name. Because we with focus on anti-discrimination, awareness and integration work. Members of F95.Antirazzista cooperate As things are getting more complicated, this with national and international football fan networks, organisations or campaigns like FARE - “Football may never forget. We have the responsibility, no, (Fortuna) Against Racism in Europe (Everywhere)”, FFaH – “Football (Fortuna) Fans against Homophobia” or is no reason for the ‘Yallas’ to even seriously the duty, that monstrosities like that can’t ever FSE’s own “Second Fan Shirt” campaign. consider giving up their new home and fam- happen again. NEVER AGAIN! ily. It only means, that the ‘Yallas’ need to

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Against Racism, as the far-right ultra way was entire Europe, but the association needs to Russia for a long time to only road a young CSKA fan cut the eurocentrism, and realize that what looking to support his club could go. Now, that works in France might not work in Russia, CSKA Fans Against Racism is no longer the case, and that’s something that Ukraine or Serbia. Furthermore, UEFA needs indicates a brighter future. There is an alterna- to listen to the many organizations work- by Robert Ustian tive role model now - at least at our club and ing on anti-racism work in Eastern Europe. that is the key point. There is now an alterna- tive to the far-right, which is one of the most If UEFA are sincere in their wish to ght he incident in Rome during a Champions Since that horrible evening in Rome, many positive and amazing things to happen from racism, they need to get out of their comfort League match in September 2014 things have changed, both among the fans, but what was at rst, an unfavourable position. zone and visit the situation on the ground Twas the turning point where a group more importantly within the club itself. Facing by talking to supporters, to nd out what is of CSKA fans said “enough is enough”. The the reality that CSKA could be kicked out of Eu- There is however only so much that can be going on. The key question that remains is club was punished for “racist behaviour of ropean competitions if they were once again re- done at a local level, and whilst keeping CSKA whether UEFA will decide to stand side by supporters”, “crowd disturbance” and “setting ported for racism, the club has imposed a strict from being punished by UEFA again was one of side with the activists to ght racism, or if o /throwing of reworks and missiles” control at the stadium, where both police and the goals by CSKA Fans Against Racism, when they will choose to hide the problem with the by UEFA. We had to play our next three stewards now check the fans’ clothing and ban- it was started, there is also a need to solve easy solution that a stadium closure brings. European matches behind closed doors. ners for far-right symbols, and anyone violat- Russia’s deeper issues with racism in society, This is only a short-term measure, punishes ing these rules are asked to leave the stadium. something that demands a broader solution. all fans, and doesn’t challenge the longer- CSKA’s international image was completely Furthermore, CSKA accompanied all tickets term question of changing minds and hearts. ruined. We are perceived not as a team to their away game in the Champions League A part of the solution we believe UEFA should that won the UEFA Cup, but as one, quali cation game against Sparta Prague, with create the position of anti-racism o cer in When that is said, it is however important which has an awful stigma of racist fans, a letter asking supporters to behave well for the Eastern Europe, something CSKA Fans Against to notice that while UEFA’s approach might who focus only on destroying things sake of the club’s reputation. More importantly, Racism proposed in an open letter to UEFA’s not be up-to-date, racism is still a domestic and abusing black people. We wanted the club has taken a clear stand on its o cial Control, Ethics and Disciplinary members in problem, that can’t be expected to be solved to show the international football website and social media accounts, where November 2015. The letter was written after by football on its own. It is for the future community that those few racist videos with the club’s most popular players UEFA punished Dynamo Kyiv with one game generations and the younger fans, that hooligans are in the absolute minority. taking a stand on racism, have been shared. behind closed doors after four black fans were it is important to get rid of racism, both beaten up during the Champions League in the stadiums and in the wider society. As a result, we created a movement “CSKA The players taking a stand on racism has had a xture between Dynamo and Chelsea in the Fans Against Racism” which quickly gathered lasting impact. The most important thing was Ukrainian capital city. The incident in Kyiv was a During the summer break, CSKA Fans Against momentum on social media, where CSKA that the players didn’t say “please be good so point-of-no-return, as it was the rst time blood Racism will meet with the Russian anti-racism fans from all over Russia sent pictures of we don’t get punished”. They said: “Racism is had been spilled on European stands due to o cer to propose a detailed plan for how themselves with anti-racist messages under bad, we don’t accept it and we’ll never accept racism, and it should be a wake-up call for UEFA to proceed ghting racism on the stands. the hashtag #CSKAFansAgainstRacism. that”. The statements from stars like Seydou to change their approach to ghting racism. Because while a lot have been achieved in Doumbia, Igor Akinfeev and Alan Dzagoev the past year, more incidents will without a Being the club of the army, there is has made the club’s position on racism very This anti-racism o cer would be tasked to doubt hit CSKA as well as Russia, and instead something poetic about CSKA fans being clear, and this is something that will a ect travel across Eastern Europe to meet with of only criticizing when things go wrong, our the frontrunners in the ght against fascism the younger fans of the ‘Red-Blue of Moscow’. NGO’s, grassroots movements, clubs, FA’s and movement wants to be a part of the solution. on the stands. In the Soviet era, CSKA was The impact will be with young CSKA fans supporters to understand what is going on on the sports society for the so-called Red who love Akinfeev to see Igor say “no to rac- the terraces, because it is clear that what UEFA Army, and during the Great Patriotic War, ism” and calling it a disgrace will a ect them. is doing at the moment isn’t working at all. Robert Ustian is a member of CSKA as World War II was known in the Soviet Fans Against Racism and sits in the com- Union, several of the club’s players served in Creating an alternative way of supporting the UEFA are working with a zero-tolerance ap- mittee of Football Supporters Europe. the army and thus fought against fascism. club is one of the main tasks of CSKA Fans proach, an approach they are using in the

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main Marseille ultras groups show their op- clubs and public authorities also carry out France position to the extreme right, in a city where campaigns against racism, particularly at it gets good scores in the elections. Other the annual Action Week FARE (Football Discrimination and the fi ght ultras groups, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Metz, Against Racism in Europe). However, there Montpellier, Nîmes, Rennes and Sochaux are is generally no coordination between these against discrimination among positioning themselves as anti-racists. In the initiatives and those in the same direction second half of the 2000s, many of them have by the groups of anti-racist supporters. by Nicolas Hourcade French fans since the 1980s even formed a short-lived network Sup- porter of Antifascist Resistance. Every year, The Paris case the French ultras surrendered to anti-racist iscriminatory attitudes of sup- them the “best fans,” the noisiest and most World organized in Italy. Bordeaux and Metz The fourth reason for the lower visibility of porters began to be considered a demonstrative. However, they scared the ultras are also part of the European network racism in stadiums today is linked to the ex- D problem in the French stadiums in club leaders and other supporters, because Alerta, which opposes the extreme right in tinction of his main home, located in the Paris the mid-1980s, due to the racism of some they had a taste for provocation, they created the stadiums. These groups regularly organ- forum Boulogne. In the mid 1980s, far-right groups. This period is indeed character- over ows and were often confused with ize awareness campaigns against racism, skinheads settled in the centre of this podium ized by the appearance of extreme fans hooligans. When the ultras groups began to perform anti-racist activities (banners, cho- and have established a racist tradition. The (ultras and hooligans) and a high sensitiv- organize themselves, they sought to improve reography) and undertake actions towards “Kop of Boulogne” has gradually built like a ity of the opinion in relation to incidents their image in order to gather the fans discriminated populations such as migrants. white country, as opposed to popular cities in stadiums following the Heysel Stadium behind them and be considered as interlocu- in the Paris area in which public space is disaster in 1985. In the second half of the tors by their club. They particularly tried to The action of the authorities held by young people many of whom are 1980s and in the early 1990s, some ultras stop displaying of extreme right positions. and anti-racist associations from immigrant families. In the 1990s and and hooligans displayed their racism: 2000s, racial segregation was in fact applied Celtic cross or swastikas exhibited, out- Rather, the Ultra groups now say they are Third, sports and public authorities have in Boulogne, only a few non-whites being stretched rights arms, racist insults and “anti-racist” or more frequently “apolitical”. gradually taken against racism in stadiums. In tolerated in the gallery. Moreover, the club monkey chants towards opposing black This apolitical posture, avoiding internal late 1993, a law was passed on the safety of guided non-white supporters to other areas players, misleading slogans, songs in praise tensions and turns unifying, covers two sporting events: several articles speci cally of the stadium. Political and racist slogans of Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front leader. cases. Most often, it re ects the diversity target insults and racist violence. However, it were chanted by a regular part of the rostrum. Racism problems were particularly concen- of political ideas of the group members. In was necessary that the associations ghting Sometimes racist acts were perpetrated trated in the Boulogne stand of the Paris other cases, a trend (far right or racist) is against racism, particularly the LICRA (League around the stadium. However, all supporters Parc des Princes, but they also touched dominant in the group, but refuses to display against Racism and Anti-Semitism) and more of Boulogne were far from the extreme right. some other clubs. However, they almost it openly to prevent it from being detrimental. recently SOS Racisme, conduct numerous In fact, an active minority imposed its racism. never concerned the French national team. campaigns for the football authorities to Today, these openly racist incidents have Supporters committed tackle this problem head on. In the late 1980s In the 1990s, another fan culture of the almost disappeared from stadiums, which against racism and early 1990s, the racist insults were often community grew at Parc des Princes, the can be attributed to four main reasons. considered folklore and they were hardly Auteuil bend. In the 2000s, a violent con ict Second, from the early 1990s, some ultras punished. They are now seen as unacceptable. erupted between certain components of The apolitical posture groups, starting with the South Winners Mar- Since 2000, the sports authorities indicate Boulogne and Auteuil, when the ultras of many ultras groups seille, opposed the far right in the stadiums. their strength against racist outbursts groups Auteuil no longer accepted the Winners not only a rmed their anti-racism, supporters, strongly penalizing their clubs. physical domination and racism of the First, in the French curvas, the ultra trend was but they are also physically taken to visibly Individual legal sanctions for racism are kop. While Boulogne was a white gallery, much more developed than the hooligan extreme right Marseille fans to drive them out relatively rare, however, except when a Auteuil welcomed young people from all movement. The ultras groups emerged in of their stadium. While xenophobia was ex- supporter commits a particularly visible backgrounds. Some components of Auteuil France in a context where the fan culture pressed at Stade Velodrome in the late 1980s, act and can be positively identi ed. Anti- gradually asserted their anti-racism. After was low. Their activism has quickly made it is now banned from the stadium and the racist associations, football authorities, many episodes, this con ict has dramatically

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completed in February 2010 by the death (some of which brie y exhibited hostile ism but racism previously put forward by the pretext that they could not physically of a hooligan Boulogne, Yann Lorence. banners to migrants in recent months). some, but for various reasons (by conviction defend the banner of the group against the but also sometimes by pure provocation). attack of an opposing group. According to After this tragedy, the government has The far-right ideas have not completely the groups, they are integrated in a more dissolved the ultras groups and bands of disappeared from French ultras groups A less strong awareness of or less positive, but they are still in a sub- Parisian hooligans. And PSG introduced and hooligans. They shall be expressed homophobia and sexism servient position in relation to men. Admit- in summer 2010, random placement in in a roundabout way, or outside stadi- tedly, the Ultra culture highlights traditional Auteuil and Boulogne stands. The fans from ums. The few ultras groups in which the French fans, not just those in the curvas, male values: physical strength, honour and all backgrounds are now mixed in the two far-right members can discretely suggest willingly use insults as “PD - homosexual” or solidarity between men. Beyond the ultras corners and the club and the authorities this tendency is by the exhibition of the “enculé - motherfucker”. Most fans consider groups, the French football stadiums remain are vigilant in relation to racist slippage. French  ag, the use of lettering or symbols that these are ritual insults that have no real male places where sexist remarks are not Boulogne is no longer a white platform. speci c to the extreme right or tenden- homophobic content. From the mid 2000s, a uncommon, although not ubiquitous either. tious slogans. Racist remarks can also be football club “gay-friendly” Paris Foot Gay, led A less visible racism, heard on the bus when travelling to games. many actions, including o ering professional but still present clubs to sign a charter against homophobia Translation: Eline Bou gny Thus, if the far right is very visible in the or by ling complaints for homophobic Racist demonstrations have gradually stages of French football, its ideas can insults from players or supporters. But these Nicolas Hourcade is a declined in the French stadiums. There are implant more insidiously, bene ting from initiatives have encountered more di cul- Sociologist at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon. no more Celtic or swastikas. Fan groups a favourable political context. The Na- ties than anti-racist action, to the point that no longer cast monkey chants and racist tional Front is trivializing its racist links, so the Paris Foot Gay has recently decided to slogans. Sometimes racist abuse can be it is easier to assert a close a nity with this disband. In September 2013, the associa- expressed in the stadiums, but they are party. In any case, the contrast with the late tion had organized a football tournament done by isolated individuals or small groups 1980s is clear, between now hidden rac- with some supporters’ groups to address homophobia in the stands. This experience was very rewarding but also very limited. In 2013, the Ultramarines Bordeaux unfurled a banner against homophobia in the European network Alerta and Horda Frenetik Metz also brandished banners against homophobia, but these are also relatively isolated actions.

Regarding sexism, clubs and football authori- ties say they want to attract more women in the stages of French football, but rather to expand and diversify the public that the ght against discrimination. Within groups of French fans, sexism is not a topic con- sidered important, except in a few militant groups. It must be said that if young women are involved in the ultras groups, their place is special. The tasks entrusted to them are very visible (preparing choreographies and  ags, holding the sales table at the stadium, budget management or travel), under

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Since January 2016, Football Supporters Europe Queering Football network has been a partner in the project Queering Football. Queering Football is a collaborative project between supporters groups, NGOs, grassroots initiatives, networks and local and international (football) institutions. From January 2016 till the end of 2017, this European project seeks to challenge homophobia in football and aims at establishing an inclusive The partners in the European project are: football culture and anti-discrimination standards at major sport events. European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF | www.eglsf.info), Football Supporters Europe (FSE | www.fanseurope.org), Background Fédération Sportive Gaie et Lesbienne (FSGL, France | www.fsgl.org), Homophobia – prejudices and violence against LGBTIQs – is still one of the main Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti (UISP, Italy | www.uisp.it), and untackled problems in European football. Homophobic chants and physical Spolint (Slovenia | www.spolint.org) and attacks as well as ignorance and exclusion still happen on a daily basis. With VIDC-fairplay (Austria | www.fairplay.or.at) as the lead organization. Queering Football - Tackling Homophobia and Promoting Anti-Discrimination around Major Sport Events (2016-2017) we want to raise awareness for a wider Queering Football is co-funded by the European Commission/ERASMUS+ Sport Programme. recognition of homophobia as a problem and support the creation of an inclusive football and fan culture where respect is celebrated and solidarity is cherished. More Information on www.queeringfootball.org and facebook.com/footballforequality Aims Queering Football aims at using the UEFA EURO 2016 in France as a pan-European communication platform to tackle discrimination and hatred. The anti-homophobia measures in France will serve as an example to ensure that questions of inclusion, equality and minority rights are on the agenda. Anti-discrimination activities should be a precondition if a country/city is going to host a major sport event. One main output of Queering Football is a handbook on fundamental rights and anti-discrimination standards in the context of mega sport events.

Activities • EuroPrideHouse & Campaigning against homophobia around UEFA EURO 2016 • Building networks and capacity among LGBTIQs and football supporters • Developing anti-homophobia educational and training tools • Promoting anti-discrimination standards at major sport events

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