Proud Canaries the issue is that homophobic abuse in English football has generally been tolerated and ignored and that some supporters need a little time and encouragement to process the change in expectations of other fans and club officers. Proud Canaries Proud Canaries is the Norwich City FC's LGBT Fans & Friends Group with the vision 'Challenging discrimination for better enjoyment of the beautiful game'. Proud Canaries launched at the Norwich City game v Tottenham Hotspur in February 2014 and is the second officially recognised LGBT supporters' group in the country, the first being Gay Gooners, the Arsenal FC LGBT group. Proud
Supporters of FC Barcelona Laporta's media-strategy, which focused on online media in Spanish and English. As of June 2010 there are 1,335 officially registered "penyes" around the world, representing an 11 percent increase since 2003. Many prominent people are recognised as Barcelona supporters, including the former Pope John Paul II, who was an honorary member, former Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish actor Javier Bardem, Indian Actor Ranbir Kapoor,Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts. Supporters of FC Barcelona FC Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, formed in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and local players led by