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Mgr Vladimir Felzmann
September 28, 2020

Sport faces financial ruin as bleak winter without fans approaches

As sports clubs and associations in England face up to the bleak prospect of six further months without spectators after plans for a fans’ return next month were scrapped, Westminster’s Chaplain for Sport has suggested one novel idea to keep finances flowing. “Sport’s future is as uncertain as that of the arts and its actors,... Read More
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September 6, 2020

Universe Exclusive: Strong support as FA tackles game’s racists

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged football to ensure that the “new normal” will see racism and discrimination eradicated from “the beautiful game”. The FA sent a video message to players and clubs outlining the changes to the rules regarding racist and other discriminatory offences ahead of the new season, which begins next weekend.... Read More
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August 16, 2020

Chaplain hopes FA’s new guidelines will eradicate hate from the ‘beautiful game’

It is “encouraging” to see the Football Association (FA) taking “serious action” against discrimination, the Westminster Chaplain for Sport has said. Mgr Vladimir Felzmann said the FA’s publication of new charging policies and sanctioning guidelines for discrimination by individual participants and spectators ahead of the 2020-21 season might help eradicate racism and homophobia from the... Read More
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July 17, 2020

Big Jack Charlton was both an English and Irish hero

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has paid tribute to Jack Charlton, a football legend in both England and Ireland and a man of “integrity and very rare character”. England, Ireland and the sporting world were in mourning last weekend following the death of World Cup winner Charlton at the age of 85. The much-loved football... Read More
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June 27, 2020

Chaplain congratulates champions Liverpool and pays tribute to timely anthem, You’ll Never Walk Alone

“We are indeed never alone,” the Westminster Chaplain for Sport has said while congratulating Liverpool Football Club on winning the Premier League for the first time in its history. Liverpool’s long wait for a league title was finally ended after 30 years on Thursday evening when Manchester City’s defeat to Chelsea handed a 19th league... Read More
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February 23, 2020

Polluted urban air cuts like a knife, warns sports chaplain

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged the Government to prioritise young people’s health, not just their academic achievements, as he suggested that polluted air can be “just as lethal” as knife crime. His call came in response to a report warning that sports training grounds in English cities are suffering from polluted air, which... Read More
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February 22, 2020

Spurs fans urged to drop offensive word from chants

Westminster’s Chaplain for Sport has joined calls urging Tottenham Hotspur fans to stop using the word ‘Yid’ during terrace chants. The calls come after the definition of the word ‘Yid’ in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been updated to include ‘a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’. Usage of the term... Read More
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November 9, 2019

Chaplain backs Kick It Out and tells UEFA to get tough with football’s racists

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged UEFA to “ratchet up” sanctions against clubs if their supporters continue to misbehave and spout racial abuse. The call comes as anti-discrimination campaigners Kick It Out claimed the governing body of European football “missed an opportunity” to get tough on racism after it ordered Bulgaria to play their... Read More
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September 14, 2019

Chaplain for Sport urges sport stars to follow in Vincent Kompany’s footsteps by helping to tackle homelessness

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged footballers to be more like former Manchester City star Vincent Kompany. His call comes following Kompany’s emotional return to the Etihad Stadium for his testimonial match, of which all proceeds went towards tackling homelessness in Manchester. Mgr Vladimir Felzmann said he was a “great fan” of the Belgian... Read More
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September 7, 2019

Don’t bury football’s struggling teams, appeals chaplain

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged the English Football League (EFL) to ensure that no other football fans will ever have to suffer the same agony Bury FC supporters experienced after their club was expelled from the league due to financial mismanagement. “The hearts of many Bury fans are broken,” Mgr Vladimir Felzmann told... Read More
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