The two clubs joined forces to hold a preseason friendly in support of the Football V Homophobia campaign.
This past Saturday, OUFC’s first team took on Philly Falcon’s Rainbow Battalion in a preseason friendly match to take a stand against anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in soccer and everywhere.
The Lions were invited to join in the friendly by Falcons after winning the organization’s Rainbow Award for philanthropy during last year’s Kicking Out Transphobia tournament, also organized by Falcons and CASA Soccer. OUFC players, staff and supporters raised more than $3,000 for the Morris Home during the tournament.
It may have been a cold and rainy morning at Bryn Athyn college, but that didn’t stop the two sides from enjoying a fun and competitive match. The friendly was organized during FvH’s month of action, where clubs from the grassroots level all the way up to professionals are encouraged to hold events declaring their support for players of all backgrounds.
OUFC also sponsored a sale of commemorative warm-up shirts which players from both teams wore before the match. All proceeds from the sale of the shirts go directly to FvH.
FvH is an international organization founded in the UK. It has received support from footballing superstars like Jess Fishlock, Son Heung-Min, and Peter Gulasci.
