Sweden’s campaign against racism

A very successful antiracism campaign was run in Swedish football from 9th to 20th September.The campaign was organized by the Swedish players’ union, Svenska Fotbollsspelare, together with the Swedish FA and the League Organizations.The campaign was organized by the Swedish players’ union, Svenska Fotbollsspelare, together with the Swedish FA and the League Organizations.The antiracism campaign appeared at 42 games in the first and second division and in the women’s first division. Over 175,000 spectators came to the see these games.At each match the captains of the two teams said a few words at the lineup about player involvement in this campaign. All spectators were given a Red Card on entering the stadiums and players also showed this red card at the lineup displaying the text: Ge Rasismen Röt Kort (Show racism the red card).