The pledge reads:
- We agree that everyone should be able to participate in, watch and enjoy sports — whoever they are and whatever their background.
- We agree that sports are about fairness and equality,
respect and dignity. Sports teach individuals how to strive and
succeed, how to cope with success and disappointment, and bring people
together to achieve a common goal.
- We are committed to making these values a reality for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender people. We will work together, and
individually, to rid the game of soccer of homophobia and transphobia.
- We will make soccer a welcome, inviting, and inclusive place for
everyone — for those participating in the sport, those attending matches
and for those working or volunteering in it — while making adeliberate effort to reach out to GLBT people. We will work with all these groups to ensure they have a voice, and to challenge unacceptable behavior, including working to eliminate homophobic language from the game.
So far, the Philadelphia Union is the first and only club to sign the pledge.
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