US EditionPremier League Rainbow Armbands Campaign Ends
ENGLAND, AUG 7 – Premier League ends 10-year Stonewall partnership to launch its own LGBTQ+ inclusion campaign during LGBTQ+ History Month, continuing anti-racism efforts with 'No Room for Racism' matches.
- On 8 August 2025, the Premier League announced it would end its decade-long partnership with Stonewall, and this season’s team captains will no longer sport rainbow-colored armbands.
- The decision followed a shift toward using the league and clubs’ increased in-house expertise to develop a new inclusion campaign for LGBTQ+ History Month in February.
- Last season, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guéhi wore a rainbow armband with “Jesus You” written on it, prompting an FA warning for breaching rules on religious symbols.
- During the 2024/25 football season, a total of 1,398 discriminatory incidents were reported, with notable increases in cases related to sexism, transphobia, and abuse based on faith, while racism continued to be the most frequently reported type of discrimination.
- Rainbow Laces and partners will continue leading LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts in sport, while the Premier League moves forward with its own internal campaign and captains won’t wear armbands.
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The Premier League is reportedly set to no longer take part in the Rainbow Laces campaign after ending its partnership with LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, and will instead set up its own inclusion initiative for the 2025-26 season. First reported by The Telegraph‘s sports team, the world’s richest football league has ditched its relationship with Stonewall – which launched its Rainbow Laces campaign back in 2013 – after eight years and will create of…
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