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Tottenham Hotspur
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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January 24, 2020

Sunderland apologises after Lafferty flute tweet

Sunderland Football Club has apologised for a controversial social media post about new signing Kyle Lafferty, which referred to Loyalist flute bands. The League One side recently took to Twitter to announce they had signed the former Rangers star until the end of the season, posting photos of the 32-year-old Northern Ireland striker along with... Read More
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December 3, 2019

Harry Kane’s encouraging messages ‘amaze’ Catholic headteacher

A Catholic headteacher has expressed surprise and delight after England football star Harry Kane sent her school encouraging messages. Louise Robinson, Headteacher of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary school in Bingley, wrote to the Spurs striker to inform him about the admiration of Year 3 pupils. Harry Kane sent an unexpected response on Twitter. “Dear Ms.... 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 13, 2019

Top Premier League striker guest edits French Christian magazine

Chelsea striker Oliver Giroud is the guest editor of this month’s issue of French Christian magazine Jesus. As well as being the guest editor of the September edition of Jesus, the devout Christian French international serves as the cover star of the issue, due to be published on 19th September. Giroud, who celebrates his 33rd... Read More
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August 24, 2019

Chaplain for Sport urges Government to intervene in sport’s racism issue

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged the Government to intervene in efforts to eradicate the “repellent scourge” of racism from sport. He urged the public to contact their MPs to make sure that they are actively stepping up attempts to do so. His call comes after Phil Neville called on the “football community” to... Read More
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August 23, 2019

International football needs educating on gender equality, Chaplain for Sport suggests

International football needs educating on gender equality, the Westminster Chaplain for Sport has suggested. His call comes after France’s Stephanie Frappart made history by becoming the first female referee to take charge of a major European men’s game in last week’s UEFA Super Cup final. However, despite this major step for gender equality in European... Read More
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August 16, 2019

MSP accused of inciting sectarianism over pro-Rangers tweet

A Conservative MSP has been accused of inciting sectarianism after he posted a controversial tweet referring to Glasgow Rangers and teams in green kits. Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow and a law professor at the University of Glasgow, recently celebrated Rangers’ 6-1 victory over Hibernian with a tweet stating: ‘Great to be back at Ibrox... Read More
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August 10, 2019

Bishop of Salford urges Premier League clubs to ‘do their bit’ in solving poverty

The Bishop of Salford has urged Premier League football clubs to “do their bit” in solving poverty. Bishop John Arnold pointed out that while the top tier of English football enjoys global success, many of its clubs seem to have neglected their staff and families. His comments come during calls for Premier League clubs to... Read More
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