With racism, homophobia and mental health issues all on the rise in football, Rio is done talking about things and tokenistic campaigning and wants to create real change. Rooted in a personal drive to understand, unpack and tackle the problems, Rio wants to meet people from across the game to change the landscape for future generations.
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Season 1
2022
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01. Race
2022-11-11
For the past 2 years Rio been on a personal journey to try to understand why is football racist? Why change hasn’t happened? Why has it got worse?
02. Sexuality
2022-11-11
In January 2021, of the estimated 125K Professional players in the men’s game there was 1 openly gay man. Why is the men’s game, being left in the dark ages in the face of such wider positive progress in the LGBTQ+ movement. Rio shows his own vulnerabilities and personal flaws as he embarks on a journey to understand and educate.
03. Mental Health
2022-11-11
Only 0.012% of players playing organised youth football make it to play in the Premier League. Rio aims to shine a light on the realities surrounding academy football and how mental health issues surrounding released players is at epidemic levels. 99.9% of players have their dreams and everything they’ve sacrificed, worked and lived for taken away in an instant.