Making grassroots football a space of inclusion
The TACKLE Project hosted a ground-breaking conference on combating racism, discrimination and intolerance in grassroots football on the 23rd June 2023. The conference, organized by the UEFA Foundation for Children in UEFA’s Headquarters in Nyon, featured high-profile speakers with longstanding experience and involvement in football, who shared their insights and views on the power of the sport as a force of change towards inclusion, respect, and diversity. Embracing a three-year journey, supported by the EU Erasmus+ programme, the UEFA Foundation for Children warmly welcomed the TACKLE conference at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon. The event aimed to champion inclusivity and tackle racism in non-professional football. By specifically focusing on coaches and managers in grassroots football clubs, the project effectively raises awareness, fosters competence, and develops strategies to eradicate racism from the…