Clubs from five leagues commit to helping make the 2026 Men's World Cup the most inclusive yet At a critical time when LGBTQ+ rights are under attack worldwide, Common Goal is bringing together eight clubs from five leagues spanning Canada and the United States, their supporters’ groups, and local grassroots soccer organisations, to fight discrimination on and off the pitch through Play Proud - football’s leading movement advancing LGBTQ+ inclusion. A record number of anti

How Play Proud enabled Mike, a football fan and electrician, to help make their communities more LGBTQ+ inclusive At the beginning of Pacific FC’s season, you can find Mike Geldreich (he/they) with purple hair which slowly fades to pink as the games and weeks roll by. It’s their ode to their team and just one of the many ways they live and breathe football. From a young age, Mike knew there was something special about the game. But it wasn’t until recently that Mike, an elect