Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award

Adobe

Through partnerships across football and digital storytelling, Adobe has helped clubs, leagues and organisations celebrate diverse voices and engage supporters in more inclusive ways. By empowering creativity, accessibility and innovation, the company continues to demonstrate how technology can help make football more representative and welcoming for everyone.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Brighton & Hove Albion has become one of football’s leading clubs for equality, diversity and inclusion. Through pioneering LGBTQ+ initiatives, disability programmes and community engagement, the club has embedded inclusion throughout its culture, creating an environment where supporters, players and staff feel welcome, valued and represented.

Crystal Palace FC

Crystal Palace continues to champion equality through the work of the Palace for Life Foundation and a wide range of inclusion initiatives. By tackling discrimination, expanding opportunities and strengthening community engagement, the club is helping create a football environment where everyone has the opportunity to belong and thrive.

Liverpool FC

Through its award-winning Red Together strategy, Liverpool FC has placed equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of the club. Combined with extensive community programmes, supporter engagement and global campaigns, its commitment is helping create a football culture where everyone feels welcome, respected and represented.

MJ Quinn

Through its work supporting football infrastructure and community projects, MJ Quinn continues to champion accessibility, inclusion and opportunity across the game. The business has been a longstanding supporter of Football For Change and in 2026 partnered with the Women’s Football Awards. 

Premier League

Through flagship initiatives including No Room For Racism, Premier League Kicks and support for Rainbow Laces, the Premier League continues to drive meaningful progress across football. Working alongside clubs and communities, its programmes promote equality, tackle discrimination and create opportunities for people from every background.

Sky Sports

Sky Sports has played a transformative role in promoting diversity across football through inclusive broadcasting, pioneering coverage of the women’s game and campaigns that challenge discrimination. By amplifying underrepresented voices and celebrating football’s diversity, the broadcaster continues to shape a more inclusive future for the sport.

Standard Chartered

As Liverpool FC’s principal partner for more than 15 years, Standard Chartered has used one of football’s most recognisable partnerships to champion equality, education and community development. Through initiatives including Futuremakers and programmes supporting young people worldwide, the bank continues to demonstrate football’s power to inspire positive social change.

UEFA

Through campaigns including Football for Alland the work of the UEFA Foundation for Children, UEFA continues to drive equality and inclusion across European football. Working with clubs, leagues and national associations, it is helping ensure football remains open, welcoming and accessible to everyone.

Professional Footballers’ Association

The Professional Footballers’ Association continues to champion equality through player welfare, education and anti-discrimination initiatives across the professional game. By supporting players from every background and advocating for greater inclusion throughout football, the PFA remains a leading voice in creating a fairer and more representative game.