Kick It Out Football United: Year One Impact Report 2025-26

Kick It Out works to make football welcoming and free from discrimination through education, reporting, career support and partnerships. Its first Football United impact report covers the 2025-26 season, including education for referees, academy participants, supporters and pub staff. Career and training feedback sits alongside 148 Fan Education participants and 1,744 discrimination reports received. Key figures from the report: 11,000+ had access to education programmes, including registered Academy users; 1,517 referees completed Academy courses; 815 academy players, parents and staff attended Equality Inspires. Kick It Out tackles discrimination in football through reporting, education, career support and partnerships. It helps people report abuse and delivers learning for referees, academy players, parents, staff and supporters.