Football For Future

“As players, we must lead in tackling climate change to protect the planet for future generations.” – @markmckenzie4 Mark McKenzie, @1tomdavies and @alexeirojas1 join forces to highlight a groundbreaking new report by @ftblforfuture , Common Goal, and climate experts Jupiter. Read the full report via our link in bio now! ⚽

⚽🌍 Pitches in Peril: How Climate Change Is Threatening Football ❓ From World Cup stadiums to the grassroots pitches where legends were made, climate change is already disrupting the game, and it’s only getting worse. A new report by Football For Future, Common Goal, and climate experts Jupiter Intelligence reveals four urgent truths: 🔥 14 of 16 venues are projected to exceed safe-play heat thresholds by 2050. 
 🚫 11 could face “too hot to play” conditions. 
 🌱 The grassroots pitches where legends like Messi, Ronaldo, and Salah learned the game are already being lost to heat, drought, and flooding. 
 📣 87% of fans say climate change is already affecting football, and nearly 9 in 10 want their clubs to lead the way. For the first time, climate scientists and footballers have come together to show that without urgent climate action, the future of football is at risk. 👟 From World Cup winners to grassroots heroes, players are uniting behind one message: Football cannot survive without climate action. Read the full report via our link in bio now!

🌍⚽️ Only the Biggest Player-Led Climate Action Campaign in Football History ⚽️🌍 What an incredible journey it’s been at this year's Women's World Cup. The groundbreaking campaign, led by Danish football star @sofiejungepedersen and @_jessflem , @elenalinari and @ireneparedes4 , in collaboration with @commongoalorg , proved the power of player-led climate action. And we’d like to thank everyone who was involved and supported. 🤝 Together we Thrive: We united to show that collective action can change the world. In total over 47 players led to more than €20,000 being raised for climate initiatives and adaptation initiatives run by @wwf and DanChurchAid. Proving that when we play as one, we win as one. ⭐ Supporting the cause: The campaign was backed by footballing greats from both the men and women’s game, leading organisations from around the world, and media such as @guardian , @skysports and @theathleticfc . 🌠 Legacy: This campaign reminded us that athletes have an important role to play outside of the game. They can be champions for our planet and society. This campaign has sparked conversations that echoed far beyond the pitch, inspiring a global movement for climate action in football. So thank you players, fans, and partner organisations. Here's to the game-changers who proved that we can all step up for a better world. 🌍⚽️ #ClimateAction #Women’sWorldCup

Introducing Fields for Future, a practical climate adaptation toolkit produced and developed in collaboration with @ftblforfuture and the U.S. Soccer Forward Foundation. Community soccer in the United States is deeply local and highly varied. Many fields are multi-use, volunteer-led, or operating with limited budgets and ageing infrastructure. When extreme heat, flooding, wildfire smoke, or severe storms disrupt play, the impacts are felt immediately by players, coaches, officials, families, and communities. Adapting to climate risks is not just about protecting facilities. It is about safeguarding people, ensuring access to sport, and keeping community spaces open and welcoming for everyone. This toolkit is designed to help you plan for those challenges with confidence. It translates climate science into soccer language, offering clear, practical guidance to support better decisions at pitch level. The focus is on adapting existing community fields and their surrounding infrastructure, such as playing surfaces, drainage, changing rooms, stands, and access routes, so they continue to serve their communities safely and reliably. The free toolkit is available to read via the link in the _earthfc bio. Let’s defend where soccer lives.

Happy Earth Day! 🌎   Have you ever thought about soccer in terms of sustainability? Everyday you produce more waste than the weight of your soccer bag 😲   As a reminder, we get to play the beautiful game because of this beautiful Earth. Whenever you leave the pitch, be sure to pickup any trash and recycle whenever possible. #earthday

SEE YOU IN THE FINALS BABY. South West Saints will be in the South London League Cup finals for the second year running following a tough but entertaining 3-1 WIN against Franchester United last weekend. We had a goal of the season contender from @holly__webster which reduced the crowd to silence and even left ref @nay_vero in awe. 🟨🟨@amandaoneillukarchitect delivered an FA-cup worthy save which stopped a strong Franchester attack in its tracks in the final throws of the game. She did also get an FA-cup worthy yellow card for time wasting. If defenders weren’t still catching their breath from trying to catch @maazdi down the line, then they certainly weren’t getting past @hannahsvedberg before her impenetrable right foot cleared the ball out of danger. As such, celebrations were in order, and some had no shame in putting on a show for opposing spectators (please refer to slide 14) @saoirsedt ⚽️Holly W, Saoirse, Shazza 🏆POTM to @francescafroughi of course (don’t tell Franchester) 📸 @marcel.portier CUP FINAL DATE: 16TH MAY @ TOOTING & MITCHAM GROUND. MORE INFO TO COME.

To mark Earth Day, explore how climate affects if and when we can play our beautiful game, and what you can do about it. It's all in our Places to Play Toolkit. Shout out to our amazing Toolkit contributors Football for Future and Common Goal for their leadership on this most vital of issues. ⁣ ⁣ Link in bio for more.

Earth Day doesn’t need big statements. It starts with small choices. For @markmckenzie4 that’s what sustainability looks like in practice: habits, routines, and decisions that add up over time. Through Climate Champions Community, players come together to learn, question, and rethink their role in a game that reaches far beyond the pitch. Not as experts, but as part of something wider. Last September, the Climate Risk Report: Pitches in Peril put a marker down. The reality is already here – rising heat, changing conditions, pressure on places the game depends on. From global stages to local pitches. This is where responsibility starts. Not perfectly. But consistently. Read the full report. Link in bio 🔗

Founded in 2020, Football For Future has grown into more than we ever imagined. So it felt like the right time for a visual refresh — one that reflects how far we’ve come and where we’re heading next. Over the last 5 years, we’ve: — Brought sustainability into the heart of football — Worked with clubs, players and organisations to drive real change — Built a community that cares deeply about the future of the game — Turned ideas into action through campaigns, education and partnerships From supporting women’s players to deliver football’s biggest every player-led climate campaign, to delivering game-changing reports such as Pitches in Peril, this journey has been shaped by everyone pushing for a better game - real football fans with a passion for a better planet. Our new look reflects that progress. More confident. More focused. Built for what’s next. This is an evolution for the next phase of FFF. Here’s to the next 5 years of passing on a better planet 🌍⚽️

🌡️☀️Piero Hincapié’s childhood pitch is under threat. So are thousands like it. When we published Pitches in Peril last year, we set out to show that climate storytelling could be genuinely relatable, rooted in the places and people that football fans already care about. We’re continuing the legacy of the report through Matchday Programme features with top clubs, telling the stories of players whose childhood pitches and hometowns have been shaped by climate change, using Jupiter Intelligence’s ClimateScore Global platform. We examine how climate change is already affecting football and the risks that will escalate in the years ahead. That science sits behind every story we tell. The most recent feature spotlights Arsenal Football Club’s Piero Hincapié, born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, a coastal region on the frontlines of environmental change, in the programme for Arsenal’s home match against Chelsea. Matchday programmes sit alongside team sheets and manager notes. They reach deeply loyal, diverse audiences, many of whom may never pick up a climate report, but will read about a player they love. We’re expanding this work across men’s and women’s teams, stadium stories, and the hometowns of iconic fan communities across the game. Want to work with us to turn science-backed climate analysis into powerful football storytelling? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

We recently hosted a series of workshops on the impact of climate change for players in our Academy, as part of our wider commitment to environmental sustainability 🤍 Players from our U9, U10 and U11 age groups took part in the sessions at the Club’s Training Centre through the Football for Future programme. Football For Future is made up of climate experts and sustainability leaders and uses the sport to engage new audiences through the climate conversation. Research by the organisation suggests that by 2050 an unprecedented number of football matches could be rearranged or cancelled due to weather, with an estimated 120,000 English grassroots matches called off annually. The workshops engage young people in the climate conversation by providing accessible introductions using games, football examples, and interactive discussions.

On Thursday 5th March, we are heading to University College London (@ucl ) for a conversation on football and climate, and what the 2026 World Cup means for football’s climate future. International football tournaments aren’t just moments of celebration - they can be massive drivers of emissions, infrastructure pressure, and environmental impact. But they can also be turning points - moments where we can use football’s cultural power to reshape the conversation. This event will see members of the FFF team introduce our Pitches in Peril report, a landmark piece of research on football’s climate risk. In addition, Arsenal goalkeeper @alexeirojas1 will join us to reflect on the relationship between football and climate as we look ahead to the summer in North America. If you care about the game and the planet, this one matters. The event is open to all - you just need to register via the link in our bio 🔗 See you at UCL next week!