Articles about Football Association

25 April 2013
Romanian football club asked to prove it’s not homophobic with patron saying gays ‘must be kept in enclosures’ 14 The European Court of Justice has criticised Romanian football club, Steaua Bucarest, over years of homophobic comments from its patron and former MEP George Becali.
15 April 2013
Joey Barton to appear before French FA committee following transphobic tweets 8 Joey Barton is set to learn if he faces a ban over a string of comments – including some of a transphobic nature – he made about rival player Thiago Silva.
28 March 2013
West Ham footballer Matt Jarvis: People ask my wife if I’m gay because of my Attitude magazine shoot 32 West Ham footballer Matt Jarvis says posing topless for Attitude magazine has meant that people have asked his wife about his sexuality.
11 March 2013
Nigerian Football Federation says it hasn’t banned lesbians from professional football 1 The Nigerian Football Federation says lesbians have not been banned from playing in the West African country following recent reports.
7 March 2013
FIFA investigates claims that lesbians have been banned from playing professional football in Nigeria 9 Following the comments of the chair of the Nigeria Women Football League, FIFA has written to the Nigerian Football Association over reports that lesbians have been banned from football in the west African country.
3 March 2013
Student Pride debate featuring Ben Cohen and John Amaechi speaks out against homophobia in sport 5 The panel on a debate at National Student Pride yesterday emphasised the importance of tackling homophobia and transphobia in sport, said they had seen some change, but that much more action needed to be taken.
25 February 2013
Comment: The loss of Robbie Rogers should shame football into action 6 Fears for the wellbeing of an out gay footballer may be overrated, but Robbie Rogers' retirement shows we've been spectators to bigotry and stupidity for too long, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.co.uk
14 February 2013
UK: Blackburn Rovers footballer accused of making anti-gay insults during Brighton game 16 Police have launched an investigation after complaints that Blackburn Rovers’ Colin Kazim-Richards was involved in a homophobic incident during an away match against Brighton and Hove Albion.
7 February 2013
Germany: Football Association sets up support group for gay players 1 A working group has been set up by the German Football Association in order to provide support for and prepare clubs to deal with the potential for gay footballers coming out.
21 December 2012
Football Association Chairman: ‘No player should fear coming out as gay’ 9 The Chairman of the FA, David Bernstein, has said that no football player should fear coming out of the closet, following a decision by the governing body to tackle discrimination.
19 December 2012
US: Baseball player apologises for tweeting homophobic slur 1 A New York Mets baseball player has apologised after he used a homophobic slur in a twitter conversation with a friend earlier this month.
18 December 2012
Liverpool midfielder Suso fined £10,000 by FA for calling teammate ‘gay’ 17 Liverpool's Suso has been fined £10,000 by the Football Association for calling teammate Jose Enrique “gay” after the player tweeted a photo of Enrique having his teeth whitened.
28 November 2012
Wales: Footballer fined £500 for anti-gay Tom Daley tweet 12 A Welsh footballer has been fined £500 and handed a one-match suspension for sending an abusive message to Olympic diver Tom Daley on Twitter.
13 September 2012
German gay footballer refuses to come out because of safety fears 37 A top German footballer says he fears attacks from fans and even by other footballers if he goes public about his sexuality.
11 September 2012
Footballer says UK gay players ‘frightened’ to come out due to ‘media’ pressure 10 York City FC player Clarke Carlisle has given an exclusive interview to the Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GSFN) where he discusses homophobia in the sport and the possibility of gay players coming out publicly.

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