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Interview: Rolf Choutan and Damaris Cooke on being BT Sport’s new BSL presenters (BSL)

February 4, 2023 by

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Deaf Futsal player Rolf Choutan and former England Women’s Football captain Damaris Cooke have been selected as BT Sport’s new […]

Chelsea footballer Jorginho praised for ‘amazing’ sign language message

December 2, 2021 by

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Chelsea midfielder and Italian national team member Jorginho Frello impressed both Deaf and hearing fans this week, as he shared […]

10 clips of footballers using ‘sign language’ – starring Bale, Neymar, Fergie and Joey Barton

June 12, 2014 by

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Forms of what could be deemed ‘sign language’ – or at least visual communication – are wide-spread in world football. […]

Deaf News: Deaf football team concede 127 goals – after referees refuse to use flags instead of whistles

May 27, 2014 by

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The Mirror has reported how a Deaf football team lost all but one of their fixtures last season and conceded […]

Deaf News: Newcastle United FC allegedly refused to provide sign language interpreter for Deaf mascot – unless father waited outside the ground

April 3, 2014 by

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It has been alleged on social media that Newcastle United Football Club have allegedly refused to provide a 9 year […]

Vicki Galt: Two years ago, my Deaf son came home from football training in tears. Here’s what I did next

November 28, 2013 by

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Two years ago, my Deaf son came home from his mainstream football training in tears. He had been at that club […]

Andy Palmer: I want to see a deaf footballer in the Premier League

November 12, 2013 by

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I got involved in deaf football coaching when I noticed that there were no other deaf players in the local […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Deaf footballer Daniel Ailey says abuse he experiences is ‘the same as racism’

February 26, 2013 by

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Extract: Daniel Ailey didn’t give up playing football when a badly broken leg left him on the sidelines for a […]

Subtitle fail: Divine intervention on the football pitch as God comes off the bench to help Bolton Wanderers score

December 17, 2012 by

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On a Sunday morning, I often sneak a look at the football highlights as my wife has a well-deserved lie […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Deaf voices are natural, so why should they be mocked?

November 11, 2012 by

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My mum’s voice was the first sound I ever heard. Because she was born profoundly deaf, she speaks with a […]