Sixteen former footballers and footballers, led by the ‘captain’ Weah, who bring their voice, their experiences and their stories to fight against any type of discrimination, on the field and online
To say an even stronger no to racism, Fifa – which has always struggled against this phenomenon that pollutes the most beautiful game in the world – has created the players’ Voice Panel. An anti-racism committee that is added to the already nourished commitment to counteract any type of discrimination: rules and penalties, field actions, criminal accusations, prevention and education and now, in fact, also panel. Sixteen former footballers and footballers, coming from the 6 global federations and each with different ethnic backgrounds, become voice and faces of this struggle. United to protect other players and football.
commitment
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Communication, awareness, monitoring. These are the activities of the Committee to always and always support the No Racism campaign all over the world. And the presence of former footballers with the possibility of bringing their stories and testimonies has an invaluable added value. Make available to anyone with the experiences experienced in the first person, therefore it becomes a further tool for contrast and prevention at the same time. Share in this case really means multiplying awareness.
“Protect players and the game”
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“We have the possibility of having an impact and making concrete actions to counter any form of racism” explained Gelson Fernandes, former Rennes, Eintracht and City midfielder – among others – and now Deputy Chief Member Associations at Fifa for Africa. Mikael Silvestre, 11 titles with United (with a short parenthesis also in Inter) and French national between 2001 and 2006, and Schelin fight, a former Swedish footballer, silver medal with his national team in Rio 2016, reiterated the will to “protect the players and protect the game. It is an honor for me – he then specified Schelin – and now it is up to us to do our best. react. and now it is time to act concretely and not to remain alone in the field of words.
faces and voices of the fight against racism
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The 16 former footballers and footballers who are part of the panel: George Weah (Liberia), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Mercy Akide (Nigeria), Ivan Cordoba (Colombia), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal), Formiga (Brazil), Jessica Houara (France), Maia Jackman (new Zealand), Sun Jihai (People’s People’s Republic), Blaise Matuidi (France), Aya Miyama (Japan), Fight Schelin (Sweden), Briana Scurry (United States), Mikael Silvestre (France), Juan Pablo Sorín (Argentina).
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