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RAINBOW LEADS TO POT OF GOLD

HUGO VARLEY REPORTS ON HOW THE FA LAID ON WEMBLEY TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN GAME

THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY

Rainbow arch: A fitting display at Wembley

STONEWALL FC and Wilberforce Wanderers enjoyed a night to remember at the end of November when their Middlesex County Football League Division One match graced the home of football.
Stonewall FC were created in 1991 when their founder Aslie Pitter sought to cultivate an environment where LGBT footballers would be comfortable playing, after he had received both racist and sexist abuse during his career.
The Barnes-based club, who are now th...

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