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Hull City will take part in football's national anti-racism week of action this week by joining the largest series of anti-racism activities ever staged in European football, by holding an anti-racism day of action at the KC Stadium.
The Tigers match against Derby County on Saturday 22nd October will be the designated anti-racism game and will feature a number of activities across the club.
The week of action is now a firm fixture in the sporting and community calendar and has been co-ordinated by football's anti-racism campaign, Kick It Out, as part of the game's ongoing contribution to tackle racism.
The week will take place between the 13th-26th October with over 600 events taking place, including all 92 professional clubs and a number of conference and non-league clubs.
Hull City AFC Chairman Adam Pearson said: "Hull City Football Club is working in partnership with Hull City Council and many other local organisations on several initiatives which use sport as part of a positive means of promoting social inclusion and equality in the Hull area.
"The Club is therefore fully committed to supporting the anti-racism week of action again this season, as it has in previous years."
Meanwhile, Tigers defender Leon Cort was full of praise for the campaign. "The campaign is brilliant and is helping raise awareness of a problem that is obviously still in the game. But this campaign can only help in trying to stamp it out.
"We're really trying to get rid of racism in football in this country and hopefully it is something that will rub off on football associations and clubs around the world."
Lord Herman Oueseley, Chairman of Kick It Out, commented: "Less than twelve months ago, England's finest black players were racially abused at the Bernabeu in Madrid in front of Millions watching on television. The response from the nation was a unified call for action.
"Given that these scenes were once common place in England we felt that this response was one to be proud of and signalled how initiatives such as the week of action are essential in continually underlining our opposition to racism and inequality."
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