Celebrating a Decade of Diversity in Sports Media

This week, the Paul Canoville Foundation had the privilege of attending the D Word 5 Conference at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge. Organised by the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS), this invite only event is the UK’s only conference dedicated to diversity in...

Black & Blue Legends 2024

A Night to Remember! Black & Blue Legends 2024: A Celebration of Excellence A Heartfelt Thank You to All Who Attended Black & Blue Legends 2024! We are deeply grateful to everyone who came together to make the Black & Blue Legends 2024 event a phenomenal...

Empowering Youth Voices through Hope Hack

On Wednesday 16th October, a wave of enthusiasm swept through Stamford Bridge as it hosted the Hope Hack, an event dedicated to dismantling racism and promoting unity through the powerful mediums of sports and music. The Paul Canoville Foundation, in partnership with...

Black and Blue Legends 2024 – SOLD OUT!

Once again — on 17th October 2024 — the Paul Canoville Foundation will host a celebration of Chelsea Football Club’s rich on-field diversity since Paul Canoville’s first-team debut in 1982 and this year we are harnessing the power of music. ⭐ Chelsea star...

Foundation Statement

The Trustees and Executive Committee at the Paul Canoville Foundation express our deepest disapproval of the racism exhibited by members of the Argentina international football team, whose unacceptable and discriminatory chant was shared in a video across global media...

Education Partnership Launch Incoming

Next week we launch our Education Partnership 🤩 We will be visiting our inaugural partners — Hartshill Academy, Nuneaton Academy, George Eliot Academy and Heath Lane Academy, part of the United Learning group of schools. Joining us will be our Q&A host Leonie...

Duke Al x MAK x PCF collab incoming 📨

To celebrate our new nationwide schools partnership, we are working with celebrated performance poet Duke Al and music producer MAK on a bespoke piece of new content. This unique piece of work underlines The Paul Canoville Foundation’s commitment to developing...

Gambia Football Support Partnership

Pictured: Raptim FC wearing two of the strips previously donated via ICA Sports Football Club, Peterborough. Raptim Football Academy in The Gambia supports the development of over 100 players in West Africa At youth level they have u10, u13, u15, u17, boys & girls...

Foundation Statement

We were deeply disappointed to read today’s misleading headline in a national tabloid newspaper about our Founder, Paul Canoville. Yesterday morning, Paul saw a very short clip circulating on social media of Conor Gallagher appearing to miss the handshake of a...