FIFA launches Diversity Award

FIFA says it will present a Diversity Award in July to honor work eliminating discrimination in soccer.
The 11 judges will include former FIFA presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale, executive committee member Moya Dodd and transgender American Samoa player Jaiyah Saelua.
The award was suggested in 2013 by FIFA's discrimination task force, whose work has stalled since the 2014 World Cup.
FIFA says the winner will be "an outstanding organization, group initiative or football personality that is standing up for diversity and anti-discrimination in football."
To help tackle discrimination, FIFA asked its 209 member federations to submit an "action plan" by the end of this month.
FIFA wrote to members reminding them of their "responsibility to eliminate racism and discrimination in football within your jurisdiction."
Source:usatoday