The FA’s Eid Celebration Brings Together Fans, Faith, and Football at Wembley
A special event to celebrate Eid was hosted at Wembley Stadium this month, following the end of Ramadan as part of the FA’s award-winning ‘Faith and F...
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Skip to main contentOne of The FA’s core values is inclusion and making football For All, therefore we try and ensure all that we do is inclusive of all communities. We have recognised though that Asian communities are so under-represented in the game that this issue needs specific interventions to try and start to make an impact.
In 2015, The FA released its first Asian inclusion plan and in 2019 the second phase was launched, both named Bringing Opportunities to Communities. The current plan has five pillars, which are the key areas we are trying to influence change. They are:
A document explaining this plan can be downloaded here

The FA employ around 800 people across the country and currently, of those who voluntarily declare (around 72% of our workforce), just over 12% describe themselves as BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) employees. Of these BAME employees, just over half are Asian (6% of the declaring population).
This compares favourably with most of the sports industry and we are continuing to strive for better ethnicity and gender representation across our organisation. More details of this can be found within our three-year equality, diversity and inclusion plan, In Pursuit of Progress.
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Contact usThe FA’s Eid Celebration Brings Together Fans, Faith, and Football at Wembley
A special event to celebrate Eid was hosted at Wembley Stadium this month, following the end of Ramadan as part of the FA’s award-winning ‘Faith and F...
HRH The Prince of Wales Joins Referee Training in Midlands to Support Inclusive Football
His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, Patron of the Football Association, visited one of the FA's referee training programmes today.The course...
‘Build, Connect, Support’: The FA Launches Bold 3-Year Plan for South Asian Inclusion in Football
We have published a new three-year plan that is specifically targeted at improving the representation of South Asians within English football. ...
Celebrating Our Diverse Game: The 2025-26 EDI Calendar is Here
We have today published our seasonal calendar and guide to equality, diversity and inclusion to support the grassroots game in their efforts to celebr...
The FA's Annual Iftar at Wembley Stadium Bridges Faith and Football
Over 300 guests were welcomed to Wembley to mark Ramadan on Wednesday evening, with our annual Iftar taking place at the home of English football for...
The FA: Advancing Asian Inclusion across English football
As part of South Asian Heritage Month, we have today published a Year 3 update on our Asian inclusion strategy, Bringing Opportunities to Communities ...
The FA marks South Asian Heritage Month 2023
We were proud to support a recent pre-season friendly between two trailblazing clubs in Sporting Khalsa and Punjab United to mark the beginning of Sou...
FA council member Yashmin Harun BEM is being celebrated for her campaign to increase representation in sport
FA Council member Yashmin Harun BEM this week took her campaign to increase the number of women from historically underrepresented communities in spor...
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