USL club join Anti-Racist project Common Goal, Detroit City (DCFC) and Soccer Without Borders (SWB) are proud to announce Detroit as the third host of the Switch the Pitch (StP) project. The StP initiative is built with the purpose of strengthening community, building individual and collective empathy, examining and interrogating inequitable structures as well as applying a racial justice lens to the practice of coaching. Common Goal, in partnership with expert facilitator So

Early Childhood Development practitioner reflects on the Every Child is a Champion project “I enjoy talking about my life and sharing my experience with others.” Cebisile Confidence Ngwenya Mhlongo has been doing this for the majority of her life. From opening a creche in kwaMblhudula in 2002 to teaching at primary level for 10 years in the 2010’s, her journey has been enriched time and time again by seeing so many young children develop into young people. An educational jour

adidas, Football For Future and Common Goal collaborate to release sustainability handbook You can access Fields of Change here   The world of sport is taking action in facing the challenges imposed by the impact of climate change worldwide with the launch of the Fields of Change  handbook. Created by Common Goal  and Football For Future , in collaboration with adidas through their Move For The Planet initiative, Fields of Change  is the first-ever resource dedicated to integ

Eight US clubs come together with Common Goal to fight discrimination and make soccer more inclusive ahead of the 2026 Men’s World Cup  With LGBTQ+ rights under threat worldwide, Common Goal are coming together with eight clubs from across the United States to fight back against discrimination and strive towards inclusion at a time when it matters most.  For the third consecutive year, Common Goal is taking a collective action approach towards LGBTQ+ inclusion, engaging profe

Common Goal have come together with the world’s largest online therapy platform BetterHelp to provide one month of free therapy to soccer fans worldwide.  Opening up about mental health struggles has been seen as something of a taboo area within the game but there has been a positive shift in recent years with more and more players from around the globe opening up when dealing with any potential issues.  Common Goal member Naomi Girma led a mental health initiative with the s