Red Card: English Premier League Sportswashing of Israel’s Atrocities against the Palestinians

At least 15 corporations that sponsor Premier League clubs – including AXA, BP, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Expedia/Hotels.com, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Oracle and Sony – are linked to Israel’s genocide and apartheid.

The football clubs, ranked in order of complicity, are: Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Brighton and Hove Albion and Burnley. 

This is sportswashing: from sponsor branding on shirts to advertising across stadiums, football clubs are promoting these corporations to millions of fans. Football should not be used to normalise genocide and apartheid.

The Premier League, football clubs and the UK government must take action to show genocide and apartheid the red card.

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