Dallas City FC is a soccer club based in Dallas Victoria, Australia. According to their website:
Founded in 2024, our football club was born from a simple nut powerful vision: to create a positive, supportive, and fun space for young people in the heart of Dallas. Inspired by our own Turkish roots and the rich cultural diversity around us, we wanted to build more than just a sports team – we set out to create a family.
Our club was created to give kids of all backgrounds, the opportunity to be part of something bigger.
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With a blend of local heart and Turkish heritage, we celebrate inclusivity and unity in every training session and match.
And what better way to “celebrate inclusivity and unity” than to partner with Free Palestine Printing?
Here are some of Free Palestine Printing’s inclusivity and unity greatest hits:
Yeah, I don’t think young Jewish people would feel particularly welcome as club members or players:
By partnering with an organization that disseminates such vitriol, Dallas City FC has effectively hung a “No Jews Allowed” sign on their clubhouse door. If they truly believe in creating a safe, supportive space for all, they should ask themselves why they’ve chosen to align with a group that openly traffics in hatred, dehumanisation and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
I think the club’s sponsors should be made aware of this partnership:
as well as Football Victoria (FV), under which Dallas City FC is registered. By partnering with FPP, Dallas City FC are potentially in breach of Football Victoria’s Rules of Competition (Schedule 8) and the FIFA Statutes (Article 4), which mandate strict political neutrality. More importantly, they seem to be violating the Victorian Fair Play Code, which requires clubs to be welcoming to all, regardless of background.
I also wonder what Hume City Council would think of this, given the club seems to utilize council-owned facilities at 29 King Street.
