“Qatar ruins footballers’ claims to be activists”: Times
A recent provocative opinion piece in the (London) Times challenges the reader.
Will Lloyd writes of how footballers, formerly subjects of incessant and blistering tabloid...
Armband shows why politics should be kept off the pitch
The armband controversy has now become a PR disaster for those pursuing it, as the clear breach of rules that this entails has been...
Open letter to the Secretary of State
Before all eyes are drawn towards the World Cup in Qatar, we take the opportunity to here post as an open letter a note...
FERW letter to FIFA in the Daily Telegraph
FERW has written to FIFA, jointly signed with a senior backbench MP, inviting it to pursue a new and simple policy. It has the...
“Les sportifs sont-ils des politiques comme les autres?”
FERW spokesman Dr Lee Rotherham has joined commentators from across Europe as one of the talking heads on ARTE. The topic under discussion was...
Birmingham event on 3 October: a general invite
You are invited to attend a FERW public meeting
on Monday 3rd October
14.45 - 15.45
"Do politics and football go together?"
Speakers: James Sunderland MP, Mike Wood...
FERW Writes to the Commonwealth Games Federation
As reported in the Sunday press, FERW has written to the Commonwealth Games Federation. We are encouraging its Executive to task the relevant sub-committees...
Media coverage of FERW’s new proposal on adding football to the Commonwealth Games
The Sunday Express (4 September 2022) covers news of a letter FERW is officially submitting in the next few days. We'll share it here...
100 Days to World Cup: FIFA Needs to Maintain its Game
Background
FERW has been campaigning to ensure workers and staff striving to make the World Cup a success are treated professionally and fairly. After a...
The Speaker Speaks Sport
All focus right now in Westminster is centred on the Conservative Party’s leadership contest. It’s a decision that will decide the next Prime Minister...
