Football Welcomes

Amnesty's 'Football Welcomes Month'

Manchester FA is delighted to support the month long campaign

Manchester FA is joining football clubs across the country this month (April) to welcome refugees and people seeking asylum, as part of Amnesty International’s Football Welcomes campaign. 

Now in its fifth year, Football Welcomes celebrates the contribution players from a refugee background make to the game, and highlights the role football can play in bringing people together and creating more welcoming communities for refugees. 

Football Welcomes this year coincides with the return of grassroots sport as lockdown rules ease, which provides a much-needed opportunity for people to reconnect with each other and their communities and to improve mental and physical health. 

To mark the month, which is supported by the players of People’s Postcode Lottery, Manchester FA is joining a number of clubs from across the Premier League, English Football League, FA Women’s Super League, Championship and National League, Cymru North and South, and grassroots teams that have signed up to take part in Football Welcomes. 

Some will organise a training session, a match or Soccercise classes for refugees, some will incorporate learning about refugee rights into their work in schools, while others will have first team players warming up in Football Welcomes t-shirts and help to raise awareness online. 

In support of the month of action, Manchester FA and key stakeholders have come together to create the following: 

For more information and how your club can get involved in Football Welcomes Month, please contact Amnesty International UK below:

Amnesty International UK media information: 

Kai Akram: 07721 398984: kai.akram@amnesty.org.uk 
Out of hours: 07721 398984: www.amnesty.org.uk 
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