The FA Racial Equality Conference
Bradford City FC
Tuesday, 07 December 2004

The full speaking line-up has been confirmed for The FA’s Football For All Conference in Bradford next week.

Sir Trevor Brooking, The FA’s Director of Football Development, will be underlining The FA’s commitment to minority ethnic communities when he speaks at the event being staged at Bradford City Football Club.

The event will also be attended by Manchester City and England goalkeeper David James who says: "I feel very strongly about the issue of racism in football and the need to get the right message across to ensure it is eradicated as far as possible.

"In addition, it is important that we continue taking steps to increase representation from black and minority ethnic groups at all levels of football.

"Hopefully, the Football for All Conference will bring these issues to the forefront of people’s minds and mean they go away keen to develop things further."

Television’s Robbie Earle will be hosting the Conference for the second year running, with Garth Crooks, Paul Elliott, Brendon Batson and referee Uriah Rennie all playing a part in the Conference.

Amongst the other speakers will be The FA’s Ethics and Sports Equity Manager Lucy Faulkner, who says that the Conference will also focus on increasing minority ethnic community participation in football.

"Of all the County FAs in the country, it must be said that the West Riding FA is leading the way on increasing representation from ethnic minorities - with the development of young Asians a priority," she says.

Also speaking will be Jonathan Hall, The FA’s Director of Governance, Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality and Lord Taylor of Warwick.

You can book for the Football for All Conference by calling The FA Learning Hotline on 0870 8500 424 or online at TheFA.com/FALearning.

• Media Briefings will take place at Bradford City Football Club on Monday, 6th December at 3pm and Tuesday, 7th December at 12 noon.

• For more details contact Keith Daniell (mob. 07811 369 524) or Brian Tansley at The Media Group on 0115 969 4600, or by e-mailing keith.daniell@themediagroup.tv or brian.tansley@themediagroup.tv

• Media can attend the event, including filming. An audio breakout of the conference can also be arranged for representatives of the media.