Across football, people from a range of backgrounds, cultures and communities take part in football in different ways - whether playing, coaching, refereeing or volunteering, to name a few. The diversity of these people is one of the best things about the beautiful game.

The FA, England Football and the County FA network are working to address under-representation in football and to ensure it is inclusive.


The FA’s calendar and guide (attached) to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in grassroots football has been published to help with understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion.
The FA will also be launching a number of new strategies and supporting documents across the 2024-25 season.

This is by no means a definitive list of all key celebrations, but it is a general guide to some of the EDI moments for awareness across the grassroots landscape.