From the publisher:
It’s been a year since our last issue. We had planned to publish this issue in summer, but the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that we had to wait until this moment.
During the lockdown, as I pondered what I want to deliver through this magazine, one of the words that came up was life. Now, as our ordinary lives have changed drastically, each of us should take some time to think about our own life.
Various social issues are reported through the media and social networks, yet these issues have been with us all along. The same can be said for the football world.
For this issue, we spoke with people who use football-related activities to tackle various social issues, such as racism, mental health, gender inequality, pollution and poverty. There are an increasing number of discussions about football’s values within the broader society, and the people who appear in this issue truly embody those values.
Nobody knows how long this pandemic will last, but I think it’s important to move forward one step at a time, doing whatever we can, so that one day we can look back and say to ourselves, “Getting through those times gave us what we have now.” And if you see someone having difficulties for whatever reason, give them a helping hand. That’s what we need right now.
You’ll never walk alone.
<FEATURE>
Forest Green Rovers ｜ The most eco-friendly club in the world
FC Not Alone | Addressing Mental Health Issues Through Football
Nobushi JAPAN ｜ Homeless Soccer
Musashi Suzuki | What I can do as an athlete
Shiho Shimoyamada | Changing discrimination against LGBTQ and gender inequality from the sports world
FC Tokyo ｜ Rehabilitation support for juvenile training schools
equipo. ｜ Upcycling with uniforms
PARK SSC ｜ Social contribution soccer brand
CARICOM ｜ Football culture from a black perspective
Hong Kong football now
Motoko Jitsukawa | Everyone has the right to speak out for freedom and equality
Hiroki Ogasawara | Shankly and Stain
Atsuhisa Yamamoto | Corona's Theory of Soccer
E-WAX
Matteo de Mayda ｜ San Siro
CITY BOYS FC ｜ New Normal
San Siro / Forest Green Rovers / FC Not Alone / Nobushi Japan / Lower Manhattan, New York / Musashi Suzuki / Athletes Don't Have the Right to Talk Politics? / Shiho Shimoyamada / Learning about Society through Football / SHUKYU Badge Club / equipo. / PARK SSC / CARICOM / Glory to Hong Kong / In Spite of Football / Death of “Alea”? / New Normal
<COLUMN>
Noboru Matsumoto | Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Yokohama FC x Cerezo Osaka
SHUKYU Sports Club
Stadium Spirits vol.7
Japan Football Archive vol.8
<SUPPLEMENT>
"SHUKYU Badge Club" (Supported by Avery Dennison)
Chinatown Soccer Club / Soho Warriors / Le Ballon
Nivelcrack / Liga Toquio
* One of the five designs is included.
Contains one of the five designs
<CONTRIBUTORS>
CITY BOYS FC / E-WAX / Gottingham / Josh Upton / Matteo de Mayda / Nam Kunn / Summer House / Hiroshi Eguchi / Hiroki Ogasawara / Motoko Jitsukawa / Kisshomaru Ueshima / Kei Harada / Yuki Honda / Noboru Matsumoto / Ryo Mitamura / Atsuhisa Yamamoto / Megumi Wakabayashi
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