The project “Queering Football – Tackling Homophobia and Promoting Anti-Discrimination around Major Sport Events” aims at using the UEFA EURO 2016 in France as a pan-European networking and communication platform to tackle discrimination and hatred and to establish a more inclusive football and fan culture which makes football a safe and enjoyable space for all European citizens. Homophobia – violence and prejudices against LGBTIQs (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning) – is still one of the main and untackled problems in European football.Therefore, the overall objective of the project “Queering Football – Tackling homophobia and promoting anti-discrimination around major sport events” is to raise awareness for a wider recognition of homophobia as a main cross-border threat to the integrity of European sport, in particular football. Methods: “Queering Football” is raising awareness through campaigning, training and networking activities and empowers grassroots initiatives like LGBTIQ self-organisations or supporters groups to engage against discrimination in sports. The main activities take place in the surrounding of UEFA EURO 2016 in France. These anti-discrimination measures serve as an example for further and upcoming major sport events to ensure, that questions of inclusion, equality and minority rights are on the agenda of major sport events and specific human rights standards can be guaranteed. Removing sport-related discrimination based on sexual orientation will also lead in the long-run to increased levels of participation of LGBTIQ athletes, fans, volunteers and sport administrators. Beneath the overall project management, “Queering Football” consists of four workstreams:o 1. Campaigning against homophobia at UEFA EURO 2016o 2. European Networking and Building Capacity among LGBTIQ and fanso 3. Developing anti-homophobia educational and training toolso 4. Promoting anti-discrimination standards at major sport events