Jamal Lewis, a talented football player from Northern Ireland, states that Football should keep standing against racism and fight it to the end.
The youngster from Newcastle United speaks the importance of players at all levels in soccer. He said they all should be comfortable enough to enjoy the football.
Jamal raised this issue when the Irish FA commemorated 20 years of its “Football for All” movement".
The young talent from Ireland told BBC Sports NI that Progression is the main thing in this campaign. During the last few years, there was a lot of exposure to negativity, but at the same time, there were a lot of positive things in football too.
Lewis continues that we have been seeing a lot of increased mental shift in bringing every player together to cherish the football, and it is all for only that purpose. Many people love soccer so getting them all in one place and providing them a comfortable environment to play the game is essential.
Of course, they have to do much more to achieve that, but if they stick with progression going, it would be pretty much to them, adds Kamal before his probable outing in Northern Ireland in the NL match against Romania on Wednesday at Windsor Park.
In 2000, IFA came up with Rashford’s Schools meals initiative; its mission was to fight against sectarianism at Northern Ireland International matches. The soccer for all programme has become a podium for encouraging social equality and inclusion via Football. Read the biography of Justin Ospelt from Swiss Super League here.
During the successful movement by Marcus Rushford about making sure that School Meals become available for students during holidays in England and his inclusion in other matters, Jamal states it is vital that young talents feel comfortable speaking about the community in general.
Lewis further says that he knows some people don’t want to talk about the issue, considering they are just here to play football.