England: First meeting of the FA's Inclusion Advisory Board on the 16/01/2014

The FA's (Football Association) working group for the integration of minorities in football (Inclusion Advisory Board) first met on the 16/01/2014, indicated the English authority. The group, which includes members of the FA, personalities from the world of football and associations, was established by the FA on the 16/12/2013.

Its role is to work on a range of issues to encourage more involvement in the game from minority communities (ethnic, religious or sexual) in English football. It is the result and the driver of Football’s Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Action Plan for 2013-2017, signed in 2013 by all of the football bodies: the FA, the Premier League, the Football League (2^nd , 3^rd and 4^th English Divisions), the Professional Players Association, the League Managers Association, the Professional Game Match Officials and the Referees Association.

"We discussed a range of issues, from how best we increase participation in coaching, to foster confidence in reporting (discrimination behavior), as well as some of the new initiatives The FA specifically will be driving in this…