They made it to the world’s biggest stage, now the players have something to say.
⚪️🇦🇺 Jackson Irvine: https://fifpro.org/shine-a-light/jackson-irvine
⚪️🇺🇾 Sebastian Coates: https://fifpro.org/shine-a-light/sebastian-coates
⚪️🇨🇦 Mark-Anthony Kaye: https://fifpro.org/shine-a-light/mark-anthony-kaye
#ShineALight #FIFPRO
Canada midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye reflects on the horrific racial abuse he received online after being sent off in a World Cup qualifier and how to tackle hate speech on social media.
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On the eve of the men’s World Cup in Qatar, FIFPRO is launching a series for professional footballers to talk about some of the topics that matter most to them.
World Cup-bound Sebastian Coates (Uruguay), Jackson Irvine (Australia) and Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada) start the series by discussing their personal experiences with a view to bringing attention to important social and industrial issues.
As millions of people turn their attention to the World Cup, the series – known as #ShineALight – offers footballers the chance to relay genuine and selfless messages which aim to contribute to the wellbeing of others.
Over the coming months, and ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, more players will join the series to turn the spotlight to issues they care about.
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It was a stupid play that got him sent off… but MAK probably felt worse than anyone else. The fact that people attacked him and made all these racist and hateful comments, is abhorrent. He was part of the reason we made the world cup. Noone deserves the abuse he got.