EURO 2021

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association published the ‘Brown Book’ – documentation of racist, xenophobic and homophobic crimes and acts of discrimination in Poland in the years 2020-2023. It also covers discriminatory behaviour at stadiums and racist incidents involving football hooligans. The long-time author of the ‘Brown Book’ was the late Marcin Kornak (1968-2014), founder of the ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association, social justice activist and poet. He was the mind behind social campaigns promoting respect and diversity, among them he […]

During the biggest open-air free music festival in Europe, Pol’and’Rock (4-6 August), also known as Polish Woodstock, the ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association organized a football tournament promoting the message of ‘Let’s Kick Racism out of the Stadiums’, involving teenage players who are refugees from Ukraine. Together with the other participants, they manifested their protest against the war. On another festival day a meeting was held with the rock band Strachy na Lachy (Empty Threats) at the information stand of the ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association. For many years, this group has been involved […]

Robert Lewandowski has officially become an FC Barcelona player and will wear the club’s shirt bearing the logo of the United Nations’ main agency for refugees (UNHCR, Spanish: ACNUR) As a Barcelona player, Lewandowski will be able to join the fight for the rights of refugee children and youth from across the world. In mid-June, the Catalan club signed an agreement with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), according to which it will be allocating 400,000 euros a year to humanitarian activities in Colombia, Turkey, […]

The ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association, which runs the campaign ‘Let’s Kick Racism out of Stadiums’, held an online debate on fighting antisemitism and bigotry at stadiums in Poland and Europe. Antisemitism continues to be a serious issue, both inside and outside football stadiums, in Poland and worldwide. However, more often than not it is also glossed over by football associations and the media. Participants in the debate presented the results of the international educational project ‘Changing the Chants’, conducted in cooperation with Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and two football clubs: […]

The English Championship reserved the match Blackburn Rovers – Hull City for us, counting for the 6th round. Before this clash, the home team will host Luton Town in the 5th round. In the same manner, the visitors also have an away 5th round match at Swansea city. Blackburn Rovers are currently in the 8th spot with 8 points, and a record of 2W – 2D – 1L. The hosts allow many goal scoring chances and that cost them to drop 5 points in the last 2 rounds. In their […]

Trelleborgs FF will take on Östers IF in the 18th round of the Swedish Superettan. The teams recently met in the first round of the season at Myresjöhus Arena, where we witnessed a well-balanced match. And we can expect another spectacular encounter since the race for the promotion is still open. The hosts, Trelleborgs FF, come to this match after a 0-1 loss on the road, dropping points which could have put them on the 2nd place. Currently they are on the 5th spot with 29 points, 22 goals scored […]

Sirius have gained 17 points in 16 games, with 4 wins, 5 draws, and 7 losses, scoring 16 goals and conceding 27 total. They aren’t doing well, dropping near the bottom of the table; their defense is nothing special, and they haven’t seen victory in the past four games. Djurgardens IF, guests for this match, are currently leading in the league. They collected 34 points in 16 games, 10 of which they won. Their scoring power is to be reckoned with – they recorded 26 goals scored and conceded only […]

For this week’s pick, we turn our eyes to Japan and focus on a match between the 22nd and last Giravanz Kitakyushu and the 7th placed Machida Zelvia. Let’s take a look at the numbers and try to make the best choice: Our home team is the last placed Giravanz Kitakyushu. They have 20 points in 25 games, with 4 wins, 8 draws, and 13 losses, 20 goals scored and 39 conceded. This team is not doing well at all, going on 10 games without a win. Our visitors will […]