Swansea City and EFL ‘Together Against Racism’ in fight against discrimination

Swansea City is supporting the EFL’s ‘Together Against Racism’ campaign in Saturday's fixture against Leicester City.

With support from anti-discrimination charity, Kick It Out, the campaign sees a focused drive from the EFL and its clubs to stamp out racism and any form of discrimination in football.

“As a club, Swansea City is proud to be supporting the EFL's ‘Together Against Racism’ campaign along with 'Show Racism the Red Card' and other anti-discriminatory campaigns as football continues to work to remove racism and all forms of discrimination from our game," said Catherine Thomas, head of fan engagement at Swansea City.

“We believe football is a game for everyone and we are proud of the welcoming atmosphere that our supporters create at the Swansea.com Stadium every matchday.

“However, every season, there are reports of discrimination across the game, and likely more that go unrecorded.

"We are calling on our supporters to continue to make a difference and keep reporting any incidents of racism or discrimination you see or hear in the ground on Saturday, and at all matches in the future."

Supporters can report incidents using our anonymous safe text number 88440, starting the message with the word SWANS and providing details of the incident.

For more information on reporting please click here.

David McArdle, head of equality, diversity and inclusion for the EFL, added: “While football has come a long way in recent years, there is still much to be done and, throughout October and beyond, we are calling on supporters up and down the country to be vigilant when they are attending matches and report any incidents they see or hear in stadiums or online.

“While incidents do get reported, we also know that there are many that don’t and this campaign is about breaking down the barriers to reporting, and educating supporters on why it is so important, the methods which are available to them and how it helps the football authorities, in the short and long term.”