Tag: football
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«Just A Ball Game?» Joins FIFA Qatar Word Cup Protest In Berlin
As associate members, LGBTQ+ campaign organisation «Just A Ball Game?» (JBG?) and Bradford City LGBT+ Fan Group recently joined German and Swiss Queer Football Fan Clubs (QFF) and other activists for a protest outside the Qatar Embassy in Berlin.
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Some LGBTQ Fans Skip Qatar FIFA World Cup, Fearing Hostility
At first, Saskia Nino de Rivera was excited about going to Qatar for a FIFA World Cup that would mark a significant professional event for her partner, a sports agent for Mexico football players.
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«Just A Ball Game?» Host LGBTQ+ Hub At Women’s Euros 2022 Finals
Grass roots LGBT+ campaign organisation «Just A Ball Game?» (JBG?) was extremely proud to announce that they are hosting an LGBTQ+ HUB on match days in Leigh – Greater Manchester during the 2022 Euros.
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Nadya Karpova: The Russia striker comes out and speaking out against war in Ukraine
Nadya Karpova’s full first name – Nadezhda – means «hope» in Russian. She has a small tattoo with the word in English on the front of her neck. She had it done when she was 21, but doesn’t even remember what hopes she had at that time. Now it has real significance.
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Brave gay teen Championship star «will come-out in TV interview»
A BRAVE teenage footballer has told his club he is going to come out next week — and become the only current openly gay male professional player in Britain.
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Peter Wild (54) guilty of vile homophobic abuse at Solihull Moors football match
Peter Wild hurled sickening homophobic abuse towards a Solihull Moors player – but when questioned he claimed it ‘never crossed his mind to be homophobic.