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The Premier League has announced that the next two weekends of matches in the competition will be dedicated to its No Room For Racism campaign.
The Premier League has announced that the next two weekends of matches in the competition (between 11-19 February) will be dedicated to its No Room For Racism initiative.
Since it was started back in March 2019, the Premier League’s No Room For Racism initiative is has always been on to tackle discrimination and to embed equality and increase diversity throughout the game.
During the 2022/23 season, the No Room For Racism will once again take centre stage across the next two match weekends in the league.
‘’The No Room For Racism branding features in our matches to remind fans ito remind fans in the UK and around the world of the clear message that discrimination will not be tolerated in football or wider society, as well as demonstrating how diversity across all areas of the game makes it stronger.’’ a statement read.
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The promotion over the next two weeks coincides with the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Premier League’s No Room For Racism Action Plan.
What will you see at Premier League matches?
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As in previous match rounds dedicated to No Room For Racism over the past five seasons, the inventory of matches (the ball plinth, the back boards in front of which players shake hands with their opponents and LED advertising boards) will display the distinctive No Room For Racism branding.
Players will again be showing their unity against all forms of racism at all matches by taking the knee before kick-off.
They did this on the opening match round of the season, during previous No Room For Racism fixtures in October 2022 and at the matches immediately after the FIFA World Cup.
This action is in line with the decision taken by club captains before the start of the season to do so at key moments of the season rather than before every match as was the case in previous seasons.
The Premier League’s Chief Executive, Richard Masters, reiterated the significance of No Room For Racism and welcomed the progress being made by the League and clubs.
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“Tackling discrimination and increasing diversity within football is of huge importance to the Premier League and our clubs,” Masters said.
“The No Room For Racism Action Plan has brought together the League’s longstanding work in this area, as we strive to make the game more inclusive, and I am glad to see that progress continues to be made against all the key areas of the Action Plan.
"However, there is more that can and will be done to instigate significant change.
“We conduct a wide range of work to deal with the issue of online abuse and to ensure our stadiums are welcoming to all. We will continue to make it clear to everybody that discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated in any environment.
"We also know that football benefits from greater diversity across all areas of the game. The initiatives we have introduced are designed to develop pathways for under-represented groups.
“ We will continue to progress these, as well as working on new programmes, to ensure even more opportunities are available for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.”
What's happening off the pitch to tackle discrimination and promote diversity?
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According to the Premier League, there has been a variety of activity taking place behind the scenes since No Room For Racism started in March 2019 to bring together the League’s existing work against racial discrimination.
The No Room For Racism Action Plan that was launched a year later is embedded across all Premier League activity.
The Plan has broken down the areas of action into six “key pillars”, which then allow for progress in those areas to be charted and shared.
Those six areas include:
Action Against Racism
Embedding equality
Executive pathways
Coaching pathways
Player and match official pathways
Supporting communities
For full details please visit the official website of the Premier League.
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