Ahead of this weekend’s EE Disability FA Cup, a newly-commissioned piece of art based on the event’s logo, featuring a message in braille from England men’s team captain Harry Kane has been unveiled.
The artwork by Clarke Reynolds, also known as Mr. Dot, was commissioned by the FA to help widen inclusivity across all areas of the National Finals weekend. A key transcribing braille into English text is also available, to allow those with use of sight to decode the message direct from Mr. Dot’s design.
Kane’s message, encouraging players taking part in the Finals this weekend, challenged them to ‘play with passion, pride and belief’, as well as sharing that the EE Disability FA Cup Final players are an ‘inspiration to us all’, also wishing everyone good luck from the rest of the England squad at the FIFA World Cup 2026 squad as they prepare to face Panama in their own final group stage fixture on Saturday evening.
Kane’s message reads as follows:
“Today, the home of English football is your stage.
Play with pride. Play with passion. Most of all, play with belief in yourself and in each other.
Your power, talent, resilience, and skill is an inspiration to all of us.
Good luck from our squad to yours.
Harry Kane”
Reynolds has been gradually losing his sight since he was six years old, and learned to channel his energy into creating and re-creating art using braille, so they can be fully accessible for members of the blind community. He has previously created pieces inspired by movie posters, famous artworks, and even a fully-braille children’s book published in 2025.
“If you told me 13 years ago when I was told I was going blind that I would be creating a braille artwork with Harry Kane’s words for the EE Disability FA Cup Finals, I would never have believed you as I was told my career was now a hobby.
"But that’s the power of art. This piece proves that no matter what barriers we face in life you can achieve your passion and make a difference in art and in sport.”
This year’s event is the tenth edition of the EE Disability FA Cup. Creating the largest competition of its kind, the finals ensure that players within impairment-specific football have a national FA competition to call their own. Finals will showcase teams across six different formats of disability football - Amputee, Blind, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf, Partially Sighted, Powerchair – taking part over 27 and 28 June 2026 at the National Football Centre at St. George’s Park.
Fans will have the chance to visit St George’s Park which will be open for all to attend the finals and cheer on the teams from the stands. Remaining tickets and information can be found here.
TNT Sports will show every single minute of the action starting from 9.30am through to 5pm on TNT Sports 3 and streamed on HBO Max with accessible coverage of all six games. British Sign Language, with subtitles (TNT Sports 3 & HBO Max) and Enhanced Audio Description delivered by an expert based at St George’s Park (TNT Sports 5 & HBO Max) will be available for viewers.
Each game will also be made available later in the day for anyone to watch on the England Football YouTube channel.
