The fourth annual Charlton v Homophobia tournament kicks off at The Valley at 6pm this evening.
Entry is free for the event which sees six LGBTQI+ friendly teams taking part in an 11-a-side tournament to help raise awareness for LGBTQI+ football.
Club legend Paul Mortimer will be in attendance to manage the Proud Valiants team. The Valiants, Charlton’s LGBTQI+ supporters group, run the event in conjunction with the club.
Other teams taking part include:
- CACT Invicta – Charlton Athletic Community Trust’s LGBTQI+ friendly affiliated football team
- University of Greenwich
- RAF XI
- Charlton Athletic Deaf Team
- A team of journalist
Proud Valiants’ women’s officer Bhavisha Patel is the cover star of this year’s programme.
For more on this year's event, read this excellent article by Sky Sports journalist Jon Holmes.
