More than 160 clubs to take part in Football Welcomes weekend for refugees

• Third year of initiative sees record numbers taking part
• ‘The message from football is clear: refugees are welcome’

A record number of clubs in Britain will take part in Amnesty’s Football Welcomes this weekend to celebrate the contribution refugees make to the game.

More than 160 – almost triple the number who were involved in 2018 – have signed up for the third year of the initiative, in which free match tickets will be distributed to refugees and people seeking asylum as well as clubs helping to organise tournaments for refugees in their communities. Others will have first- team players warming up in Football Welcomes T-shirts and promote the weekend in their programmes and on their websites.

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