We’re slap bang in the middle of the Euros and a General Election is upon us. Let’s take a look at what this election might mean for UK Football and the sustainability and climate agenda.

The sun is out, the beer gardens are full, and over two million lucky ticket-holders will be in Germany for this summer’s European Championships hoping their team can go all the way and lift the trophy in July. Before a ball was kicked, however, UEFA’s big aim for the Euros was to make it ‘the most sustainable European Championship of all time’. This is an ambitious goal, but one that UEFA are seemingly determined to tackle head on.

People in southern Brazil have described the unprecedented devastation wreaked by flooding and overflowing rivers which have left swathes of the area under water.

In November 2022, FFF proudly submitted evidence on the interrelationship between environmental sustainability and climate change to the UK Government's landmark Future of Women's Football Review.

FFF research has identified at least 60 matches across the English football pyramid postponed due to freezing weather conditions in January.

Do you feel that your football club has a responsibility to raise awareness of climate change? With Green Football Weekend around the corner, 70% of Wolves supporters think so.

Football is universal and the World Cup is its greatest stage. However, we cannot ignore that the environmental impact of the World Cup is monumental. The challenge is well understood. But what are the solutions?

Last month Football For Future was invited to attend the inaugural summit of Nike FC in Paris.

So many matches were cancelled this past weekend that #GameOff was trending on Twitter. To give you an idea of the scale, here is just an initial overview of the senior fixtures which were cancelled due to waterlogged pitches:

We went to the Amex before England’s first Euro 2022 group game to talk to the Three Lions’ faithful about the beautiful game🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁

Football For Future was invited to chair a panel discussion at the University of Oxford on sustainability in English football, bringing together a variety of voices from across the sport to think about leading on sustainability in the sector.

Football For Future is leading a group of organisations including Forest Green Rovers FC, Pledgeball and BASIS.

Football in the UK was devastated in the past fortnight as three extreme weather events struck in the space of just six days. We look at how grassroots football institutions suffered widespread damage.

As Digital Media Officer, you will be supporting the delivery of a wide-range of communication projects and helping broaden the impact and audience of the organisation.

2021 has been Football For Future’s first full year of existence, which coincided with some of the most exciting advancements of sustainability in football that the beautiful game has ever seen.

We went to Wembley before England’s first Euro 2020 group game to talk to the Three Lions’ faithful about sustainability and the beautiful game.

It’s time to give the science the respect it deserves. Climate change is set to be the defining issue of our generation, and the future of football is going to be affected too. This is a game we can’t afford to lose.