Arsenal without red? It’s possible.The Gunners will wear a white kit for Sunday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool to highlight the ‘No More Red’ campaign, which aims to combat youth knife crime in London. The initiative wants to provide more safe spaces so young people can live without fear in their communities.”You can meet new people, you can meet people who you can talk to and become friends for life,” Declan Rice told BBC Sport, emphasizing the massive impact of it on young people.When we can stop worrying about where we can walk, we can start dreaming about where we can go. No More Red ⚪⚪⚪ Join the team at https://t.co/hAJ1DZfmxA pic.twitter.com/cjxx3Shgci— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 4, 2024 England midfielder Rice, 25, said knife crime incidents are “terrible to see”, but hopes he and other footballers can set the right example to young fans and become inspiring role models.”To be able to help young kids, to be able to talk and use my voice and be able to show that I was a youngster once and have been in tough positions as well,” he said.”It’s about education, it’s about having the right support network, whether that’s at school or a safe space where you can go and speak to anyone – it’s so important they can have that.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7777672##The one-off kit will not go on sale but will instead be awarded to individuals making a positive difference in the community.’No More Red’, an Arsenal initiative supported by Adidas, was launched in January 2022 and has created safe spaces to play football and other sports and offered schemes to help young people with their careers.
