A recap on Green Football Weekend
The first weekend of February was the first annual Green Football Weekend. This saw more than 80 football clubs participating in a coordinated action plan to promote environmental sustainability. As well as Wolves launching their One Pack, One Planet pledge, there was fantastic engagement and support across the beautiful game, making GFW the biggest ever weekend for climate awareness in the footballing world.
In this article we cover some of the best bits from the weekend.
Some fantastic actions from EFL clubs including Millwall, Ipswich and Crewe Alexandra FC:
🌿 #Millwall are proud to launch 𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 on #GreenFootballWeekend!
— Millwall FC (@MillwallFC) February 4, 2023
Millwall FC launch their ‘Lion Living’ sustainability pledge
🤝 Ahead of the upcoming Green Football Weekend, the Club has partnered with Ipswich CAN (Clean Air Now) and Ipswich Star in a bid to reduce air pollution in our local area.#EFLWeekofAction | #itfc
— Ipswich Town FC (@IpswichTown) January 17, 2023
Ipswich Town partner with Ipswich CAN (Clean Air Now) and Ipswich Star in a bid to reduce air pollution in the local area
As part of the @EFL's Green Football Weekend, @crewealexfc announced plans to install more than 3,000 solar panels above parking spaces on the existing car park at Gresty Road ☀️🔋
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) February 5, 2023
🗣 Club Director Tony Davison explains more about the project #EFL | #GreenFootballWeekend pic.twitter.com/UplJ2jsGKd
Crewe Alexandra announce plans to install more than 3,000 solar panels above parking spaces on the existing car park at Gresty Road
Support for Green Football Weekend was also shown across the Women’s football pyramid:
🟩 Players are wearing green armbands today in support of #GreenFootballWeekend 🌱 pic.twitter.com/3xqlUqlstV
— Tottenham Hotspur Women (@SpursWomen) February 5, 2023
Spurs Women wear green armbands for their game against Chelsea
Game day 👊 pic.twitter.com/btyM9j5Y0R
— Southampton FC Women (@SaintsFCWomen) February 5, 2023
A special GFW programme cover from the Saints
Professional players from both the mens and womens game showed their support ahead of Green Football Weekend:
Arsenal’s @jbeattie91 discusses her decision to go vegan ahead of Green Football Weekend ♻️🌎
— Sky Sports WSL (@SkySportsWSL) February 2, 2023
Watch Inside The #WSL from 6.30pm on Sky Sports Football 📺 pic.twitter.com/aYnHUerv5d
Arsenal’s Jen Beattie discusses her decision to go vegan with Sky Sports
Our no.7 💙@djwheeler07 is the @PFA's first ever Sustainability Champion, and we spoke to him, PFA CEO @Maheta_Molango and @SkySportsDavid about the importance of footballers using their platform to make a positive impact on the environment.#GreenFootballWeekend pic.twitter.com/brpcNsjWay
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) February 3, 2023
FFF champion David Wheeler on becoming the PFA sustainability champion and the role footballers can play in promoting sustainability
@heartswomenfc star @Roodie_roo on how we can help the environment ahead of this week's Green Football Weekend
— Edinburgh Evening News Sport (@edinburghsport) January 31, 2023
✍️@JakDaw74
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Hearts’ and FFF champion Katie Rood talks about ways to help the environment
Lastly, take a look at some of the great media coverage for Green Football Weekend from Sky Sports and the BBC’s Football Focus featuring an interview with our founder Elliot:
Going to the football leaves a big old carbon footprint, so how can fans make small lifestyle changes and have a positive impact on the environment?
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) February 4, 2023
We set our reporter Liam Loftus the task of taking a sustainable trip to the match...
#GreenFootballWeekend #BBCFootball
Manchester United are top of the #GreenFootballWeekend table 🟢 pic.twitter.com/YnBuPNYRda
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 5, 2023
Sky Sports talk through the Green Football Weekend leaderboard of fans’ Green Goals.
🟢 It's Green Football Weekend! 🟢
— Felix Keith (@felixkeith) February 4, 2023
The initiative is very noble and should make a difference
But the sustainability movement is being hindered by a lack of direction from the top
Thanks to @DaleVince and @ftblforfuturebw for their thoughtshttps://t.co/1zSSnMZzgY
Felix Keith at the Mirror asks if the Premier League could be doing more.
What did you think of Green Football Weekend? Let us know in the comments section.