Black Boot Trophy – the Premier League trophy no one wants to win
Campaign for Better Transport and Fossil Free Football have teamed up to create a new Premier League trophy. The Black Boot will be awarded for ‘outstanding con...
Category: Press Release
Saudi bid book reveals mega polluting World Cup plans
In the middle of the summer, with the eyes of sports fans and the media fixed on the Olympics, Saudi Arabia has published its plans in its bid book for the 2034...
PRESS RELEASE: UEFA Champions League teams’ sponsorship deals with major airlines generate as much pollution as Europe’s dirtiest coal plants, finds new research
The planet-warming pollution that arises from airline’s sponsorship of football teams competing in the UEFA Champions League generates an annual carbon footprin...
PRESS RELEASE: Fossil Free Football Stands with World Leagues Association and FIFPRO in Fight Against Overloaded Football Calendar
Fossil Free Football, a fan-led group campaigning for serious climate action in football, supports the World Leagues Association and FIFPRO in their call for FI...
PRESS RELEASE: FIFA partnership with Saudi Aramco a “Dangerous step in the wrong direction for global football”
FIFA today confirmed that Saudi Aramco will be the official Partner of FIFA, with rights across multiple events including FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA Women’s Wo...
Manchester United signs deal with another big polluter, Malaysia Airlines.
Manchester United today announced a new three year sponsorship deal with Malaysian Airlines which will see the airline become the club’s official commercial air...
Statement on CONCACAF sponsorship by Saudi Aramco: CONCACAF shouldn’t give a platform to the world’s biggest polluter
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)- one of FIFA’s six continental confederations – has just announ...
This Valentine’s day, football needs to break up with airline sponsors
In the final 16 of this year’s Champions League, Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid, PSG and Atlético Madrid all play with an airline shirt sponsor. UEFA its...
KNVB, laat de leeuw niet in de olie staan
Vandaag heeft Milieudefensie aangekondigd een rechtszaak te starten tegen ING. De vorige rechtszaak die Milieudefensie voerde was tegen Shell, en werd door Mili...
Press release: football fans call upon the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to drop TotalEnergies as its sponsor for AFCON2023
Fossil Free Football and its allies call upon the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to drop TotalEnergies as its sponsor. Saturday January 13, The African...