BRAZILIAN WOMEN PROTEST COACH’S RETURN 🇧🇷

Players across Brazilian top flight covered their mouth to mark the return of Kleiton Lima, the Santos manager who was allowed to return despite 19 complaints of harassment.

Great reporting, Dibradoras. 💪

Argentinian football is mourning the killing of Florencia Guiñazú.

Florencia was a player for Club Atlético Argentino. A women’s club in the Campeonato Femenino, the Argentinian First Division.

Yesterday her husband beat her to death.
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In France 🇫🇷 all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 teams will wear a message against racism on jerseys this weekend.

It is the culmination of a week of activities against racism and anti-Semitism. The league logo will be changed to black and white.
sports.orange.fr/football/ligue…

Statement from Juan Jesus of Napoli after the decision that acquitted Francesco Acerbi of racism yesterday.

Napoli have already said that they will no longer participate in Serie A anti-racism initiatives.

Brazil 🇧🇷 play Spain 🇪🇸 at the Bernabéu tomorrow.

In the pre-match this afternoon Vinicius was asked about racism. He got emotional.

“I’m sorry. I just want to play football, do everything for my club and my family, never see black people suffering.”

Over 200 women in the top leagues in Brazilian 🇧🇷 women’s football have revealed to ge the extent of sexual harassment, exclusion and discrimination they face.

The reports are shocking, they suggest a majority of players face harassment.

👉🏽 ge.globo.com/google/amp/sp/…

New research in Australia 🇦🇺 finds 87 per cent of sportswomen experienced some form of online harm in the past year.

One in four sportswomen also experienced homophobic abuse, and one in five racist abuse.
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-2…

On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Vini Jr. has spoken about the power football has to bring people together and the need for respect for all.

🎥: youtu.be/oJywrMWh9OQ?si…

Part of #HumanRights75 UN Human Rights

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Netherlands 🇳🇱

The first professional club to focus entirely on women is being launched by founder Marieke Visser.

It is being called Hera and will aim to play at the Olympic stadium.

'The professional football system can be different” says Visser.
nos.nl/l/2513461

Acerbi has left the training centre of the Italian national team and will not participate in upcoming friendlies in the US.

#NoRacism

espn.co.uk/football/story…

Amsterdam looking beautiful this morning 😍

Looking forward to chairing ‘Towards an LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Football Culture’ this evening in my role as Chair of Fare

dezwijger.nl/programma/towa…

The President of Brazil

“It is unbelievable that in the second decade of the 21st century behavior of this type still exists. All our solidarity with Vini Jr. He deserves respect and admiration for his talent and competence, not these manifestations of racist barbarism.”

Espero que vocês já tenham pensado na punição deles. UEFA Champions League 👍🏿 UEFA 👍🏿 é uma triste realidade que passa até nos jogos que eu não estou presente!