This Saturday 30th May, 12pm, Manchester Market St: Stall and rally to boycott Reebok until they end their sponsorship of Israel’s Football Association.
As Pep Guardiola departs from Manchester City, he not only leaves behind unprecedented footballing success but also a legacy of fighting injustice with his unwavering support for Palestinians facing Israel’s decades of ethnic cleansing and recently the genocide in Gaza.
When so many in sport remained silent, scared by the false accusations of anti-semitism by Israel’s supporters, Guardiola said, “The world has left Palestine alone. We’ve done absolutely nothing… We’ve all allowed them [Israel] to destroy an entire people. The damage is already done and it’s irreparable…I can’t imagine a person in this world who could defend the massacres in Gaza. Our children could be there and murdered just for being born there.”
He also recently supported Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal raising the Palestinian flag on Barcelona’s bus parade, whose act of solidarity may have reached billions.
Despite more people in the football world standing against Israel’s slaughter in Gaza that has killed over 20,000 children, Reebok began sponsoring the Israeli Football Association (IFA) in 2024. Not only does the IFA incorporate 6 teams on illegal Israeli West Bank settlements on stolen Palestinian land, but Israel’s annihilation of the Palestinians included the murder of over 421 Palestinian footballers and destruction of 90% of Gaza’s sports infrastructure. This included 288 sports facilities, all the football stadiums, and the PFA headquarters itself.
UEFA have historically suspended states from football for violations of international law – Apartheid South Africa, post-war Germany, Yugoslavia, and recently, Russia. Manchester United football legend Eric Cantona is calling for a sporting boycott of Israel and said: “4 days after Russia started a war, they were suspended. We are now over 700 days into what Amnesty International has called a genocide, and yet Israel continues to play.”
After a 5-year campaign Puma cut their sponsorship of the IFA – join us this Saturday in Market Street to call for a global boycott of Reebok
