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Foxes Pride Awarded Premier League Community Captain

Leicester City’s LGBTQ+ supporter group, Foxes Pride, have been recognised for their work in helping to combat homophobia in football and creating a safer and more inclusive environment for fans.

2022-09-08T10:24:35.159Z

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08 Sep, 2022

Foxes Pride Awarded Premier League Community Captain

Leicester City’s LGBTQ+ supporter group, Foxes Pride, have been recognised for their work in helping to combat homophobia in football and creating a safer and more inclusive environment for fans.

Admin

2022-09-08T10:24:35.159Z

Foxes Pride Awarded Premier League Community Captain

Leicester City’s LGBTQ+ supporter group, Foxes Pride, have been recognised for their work in helping to combat homophobia in football and creating a safer and more inclusive environment for fans.

Admin

2022-09-08T10:24:35.159Z

Foxes Pride Awarded Premier League Community Captain

Leicester City’s LGBTQ+ supporter group, Foxes Pride, have been recognised for their work in helping to combat homophobia in football and creating a safer and more inclusive environment for fans.

Admin

2022-09-08T10:24:35.159Z

Foxes Pride Awarded Premier League Community Captain

Leicester City’s LGBTQ+ supporter group, Foxes Pride, have been recognised for their work in helping to combat homophobia in football and creating a safer and more inclusive environment for fans.

Admin

2022-09-08T10:24:35.159Z

- Leicester City award Foxes Pride with Premier League accolade- Brendan Rodgers and Jonny Evans presented the group with their award- Foxes Pride work with LCFC to tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football

First team manager Brendan Rodgers and captain Jonny Evans presented group members with their Premier League Community Captain awards at a celebration event at LCFC Training Ground in Seagrave.

They met Graeme Smith, Paul Malley and Fiona Barber to discuss the group’s work and to present them with their Community Captain armbands and Premier League pennants.

The presentation was the latest on the Premier League 30 Year Trophy Tour, where clubs award Community Captain accolades to members of the public, who have made an outstanding contribution to their club and local community.

A plaque engraved with the group’s name was also added to the PL Trophy plinth as part of the seven-week tour of England and Wales.

Speaking at the event, Rodgers said: "This Community Captain award is a testament to the great work Foxes Pride do to promote inclusion and equality.

"On behalf of the Club, I wish the group all the very best as they continue with their great work to make the game more inclusive.”

Foxes Pride met several first team players last season as part of the Club’s backing of the Rainbow Laces campaign, with group members discussing their experiences and how to promote positive action to support LGBTQ+ fans.

As part of this visit, Jamie Vardy gifted the group with the rainbow corner flag he kicked in celebration after scoring against Sheffield United in December 2020.

Smith explained: “In his customary way, Jamie celebrated a goal by kicking the corner flag, which happened to have a rainbow flag on it. That image was misused on social media and online in a homophobic way.

"We worked with the Club to send a positive message from this, and they retrieved that corner flag, which he later signed with a message of support to us. This will be framed and put on permanent display in the Foxes Fanstore at King Power Stadium.

“Meeting Brendan and Jonny was a fantastic experience and it's great that we have these opportunities to share the importance of being an ally and an advocate for the LGBTQ community.

“The first time I saw the Leicester City team posing with the rainbow flag meant a huge amount to me as a gay man.

“It showed that the players were prepared to stand up against homophobia, LGBTQ-phobia and transphobia.

"We still get reports that people are happy to use homophobic words in stadiums and we want to work towards a situation where football does feel safe for all.”

Should you experience any form of discrimination in a Leicester City setting, please contact help@lcfc.co.uk or call 0344 815 5000 (option 4).

Furthermore, you can also report any form of discrimination or hate crime by texting the word ‘FOXES’ to 60066.

Please click HERE for more information about Foxes Pride.

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