Football Against Fascism

Today we’re launching Football Against Fascism.

The US is due to co-host the World Cup this year. We’re calling for matches to be moved out of the US: for people’s safety from ICE violence, and to deny Trump the opportunity to use the competition to whitewash his reputation.

Football brings communities together, Trump tears them apart. The world loves football and hates Trump. Let’s make that clearer than ever.

Moving World Cup matches out of the US – to co-hosts Canada and Mexico – is not just possible, but necessary. ICE violence presents a risk to all visitors to the US – if they can even get into the country in the face of travel bans, visa restrictions, and strict social media history checks.

This World Cup is a moment where billions of people’s love for sport will clash with Trumpism. We want an end to Trump’s military aggression around the world, his punitive approach to trade, and his destruction of our planet to enrich his oligarch friends.

Let’s not allow him to hijack the competition to fuel his ego. Let’s use this moment to make a BIG statement: the world rejects you and your fascism.