{"id":6193,"date":"2018-02-26T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efltrust.com\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2018-02-26T11:40:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T11:40:21","slug":"charlton-athletic-mark-football-v-homophobia-month-unique-training-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.efltrust.com\/charlton-athletic-mark-football-v-homophobia-month-unique-training-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlton Athletic mark Football v Homophobia Month with unique training session"},"content":{"rendered":"
Charlton Athletic’s management team took time out of their EFL League One promotion race on Thursday [22nd February 2018] to run a one-off training session for Charlton Athletic Community Trust Invicta FC.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n CACT Invicta FC are the first LGBTQI+ friendly team to be affiliated to a professional football club, as a part of February’s Football v Homophobia Month of Action.<\/p>\n Demonstrating Charlton’s commitment to supporting CACT Invicta’s aims to raise awareness of LGBT issues and tackle homophobia, CAFC First Team Manager Karl Robinson was joined by his Assistant Lee Bowyer and First Team Coach\/Club Captain Johnnie Jackson.<\/p>\n The trio put the team through their paces with a punishing session at the Club’s Sparrows Lane training ground in New Eltham during a chilly lunchtime.<\/p>\n CACT Invicta FC is open to all players, regardless of their background. In their inaugural season in Charlton’s colours, Invicta are sitting top of the London Unity League, 6 points clear, with 4 games to play.<\/p>\n