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 FC launch their ‘Lion Living’ sustainability pledge

Ipswich Town partner with Ipswich CAN (Clean Air Now) and Ipswich Star in a bid to reduce air pollution in the local area

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:

Spurs Women wear green armbands for their game against Chelsea

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 Jen Beattie discusses her decision to go vegan with Sky Sports

FFF champion David Wheeler on becoming the PFA sustainability champion and the role footballers can play in promoting sustainability

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:

Sky Sports talk through the Green Football Weekend leaderboard of fans’ Green Goals.

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.

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