The club becomes the first German team to take the 1% pledge A week after SV Werder Bremen were promoted to the Bundesliga, the club known for driving social change committed to pledging 1% of their ticket and sponsorship revenues to the Common Goal movement and created an option for employees to take the pledge as well. This move makes SV Werder Bremen the third professional club, and the first German one to take the pledge after the Danish club FC Nordsjælland made the comm
Eight professional clubs team up with Play Proud to foster an LGBTQ+ inclusive game The numbers don’t lie. From 63% of LGBTQ+ young people experiencing homophobia in sports environments to 80% of supporters witnessing anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes in the stands, homophobia continues to plague the game. Ahead of the 2026 World Cup hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the US, clubs across eight-key North American football markets are participating in the first cross-league LGBTQ+ focused trai
Oakland Roots personnel manager and former captain opens up For Nana Attakora a single team meeting with his Oakland Roots colleagues changed the course of his career forever. Some professional footballers play well into their thirties but for Nana, the realisation that creating change in his community meant more than finding fame on the pitch came well before then. The meeting in question came in the wake of George Floyd’s murder when the club came together to understand ho
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Spanish national team striker Adama Traoré joins Common Goal to tackle racial discrimination For one of the Premier League’s fastest players, pledging 1% to make the world a safe space for all was a quick and easy decision. Adama Traoré is no stranger to tough competition. With over 100 appearances in the Premier League, he has battled against the best. But now, through team play and collective action, Traoré is looking to fight a different type of
Collin Martin Joins Common Goal For Collin Martin, speaking about the change you want to see in sport is not enough. Action is what’s truly needed to make football a game for all — and he plans to play his part making the game more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community. In 2018, when playing for Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Minnesota United, he became the first active openly male gay athlete in any of the big-five American sports leagues or any top-division professional men’s
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