We did it!!! Frank Soo receiving his Honorary Cap at Wembley, 80 years to the month he last played for @England , again against Wales. The Soo family and everyone at the Frank Soo Foundation are extremely proud today. It was a long road, but we knew that working with all the stakeholders in football, to create a positive space for the ESEA Communities and using every opportunity in telling Frank’s story was the right way to go. Thank you FA for giving Frank the recognition he deserves. Debbie Hewitt, Mark Bullingham, Yasir Mirza, @daldarroch, @AnwarU01 and so many others. Thank you to everyone who has helped us in this momentous achievement! To everyone who helped share Frank’s story and spoke on our behalf, to ignite the imagination, to inspire. (will send a bigger post doing so in the next few days). We are often asked what Frank would think of all of this; I cannot answer for him, but I hope he would be looking down upon us with a smile. #FrankSooEngland6 #FrankSooCap #TheSmiler #FrankSoo #FrankSooFoundation #TheFrankSooFoundation #FrankSooEngland6 #englandcap #football #Footballer #FootballInspiration #ESEA #AsiansInBritain #TheFA #FSF #FootballPeople #DiversityInFootball #FootballDiversity #AsiansInFootball #ESEAinSports #SportingHeroes #FAforAll @kickitout , @SportingEquals , @CARGuk , @WeAreTheFSA , @TheLondonCCC , @CCCBirmingham , @BrentChinese , Watford Chinese Association. @stokecity , @LCFC , @LutonTown , @OfficialClarets , @stalbanscityfc , @DIF_Fotboll , @SUFCOfficial , @WatfordFC , @FulhamFC , @BrentfordFC , @ChelseaFC , @PrescotCablesFC , @HendonFC , @JubileeSilver . @surreyfa , @HampshireFA , @middxfa , @BirminghamFA , @EssexCountyFA , @Liverpool_CFA , @LondonFA , @AmateurFA , @HertfordshireFA , @LpoolSchoolsFA @EnglandFootball @SkySportsNews , @ResonateVoices , @BBCSport , @DevTrehan, @susanagardiner, @alan_zp_lau , @XeniolumM

Every match day of the FIFA 2026 World, we will be spotlighting a player with a ESEA heritage from a country which plays on that day. Match day 4, a player who is at this year’s tournament, TAHITH CHONG. The former Premier League player is of Chinese heritage and is one of the few players in the Curaçao squad actually born on the Caribbean island. @TheBlueWaveFFK @kickitout @SRTRC_England @FootballMuseum @FIFPRO

Every match day of the FIFA 2026 World, we will be spotlighting a player with a ESEA heritage from a country which plays on that day. Match day 3, RODRIGO TABATA was born in Brazil with Japanese heritage. After years of playing in Qatar, he became a naturalised Qatari citizen and was called up to represent the Qatar national team 18 times, scoring twice. @QFA_EN @kickitout @SRTRC_England @FootballMuseum @FIFPRO

Every match day of the @FIFAWorldCup, we will be spotlighting a player with a ESEA heritage from a country which plays on that day. Match day 2, we spotlight ISSEY NAKAJIMA-FARRAN who represented Canada 38 times (as well as Singapore U21). With a Japanese mother and English/Canadian father, his career saw him playing in 8 different countries. @isseynfarran @kickitout @SRTRC_England @CANMNT_Official @FootballMuseum @FIFPRO

Every match day of the @FifaWorldCupENG, we will be spotlighting a player with a ESEA heritage from a country which plays on that day. Match Day 1, we celebrate Pablo Larios of Mexico. “El Arquero de la Selva” (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle) was a legend for Mexico with 48 appearances being their number one at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where they reached the qtr-finals. He has Japanese heritage from his maternal side. @miseleccionmxEN @kickitout @SRTRC_England @FootballMuseum @FIFPRO

The ESEA Festival U11 & U12 at @SpursOfficial . Thank you to @Spurs_Academy for the invitation for the first of its kind Talent festival at Tottenham Hotspurs training ground. You have inspired our communities and we hope that there are more collaborations to come! Thank you to our coaches Amy and James and the rest of the coaching staff who helped us create 2 teams from local East and South East Asian talent! Not only that, it was amazing to see @FOOTSAMURAI and Kingston Football Academy and the great work they are doing with their young talent in their communities. This was a great oppurtunity for our communities to showcase the often overlooked talent we have and we hope this is the beginning for the Frank Soo Foundation to collaborate with Spurs and other clubs to support our boys, girls, parents and communities in their pursuit within football! The club has indicated interest in boys across all 3 teams and we are so excited to see how this progresses and demonstrates that there is great potential in our communities! You can read about the day on the Spurs website here; tottenhamhotspur.com/news/10… @kickitout @SpursREACH @SRTRC_England @EnglandFootball @SportingEquals

Another great opportunity for the East and South East Asian (ESEA) Communities. We have been invited back to Fulham FC Foundation for the Frank Soo Foundation Community Youth Football with Fulham. For ages 5-12 Years Old, Boys and Girls. Sunday 26th July 2-4PM at Fulham FC Training Ground. Train and play at Fulham FC! Sign up here: soccerschools.fulhamfc.com/s… Please use the code “SoccerSchools” when asked and make sure you sign your child to the correct age group / gender.

Frank Soo made his debut for England on 9th May 1942. Today marks 84 years since that day. He went on to play 8 more times with the Three Lions on his chest. In October Frank was awarded a posthumous honorary cap by the FA as he never received a cap at the time. Happy Frank Soo England debut day! @England @kickitout @SRTRC_England @stokecity

Announcement: The ESEA Diversity Tournament 2026!!! In Collaboration with @BrentChinese , @JubileeSilver , @HendonFC and @ChineseWT . Celebrating the diversity within the East and South East Asian Communities! The event will bring together and showcase the different aspects in our communities; in art, music and dance as well as a football tournament! Footballing side: ESEA Schools/Communities Tournament (Free Entry) 5 a side: Mens Veterans (35 ), Mens Seniors (45 ), Womens (LGBTQ friendly) £100 entry Fee Max Squad size: 8people (10 for Seniors) Raffle - to raise funds for the Chinese Welfare Trust Sign up: forms.gle/3g1rXY1sbT7NNAx7A We are also looking for volunteers to help drive this project. Please email alan.lau@thefranksoofoundation.org.uk for more details. #ESEAFootball #ESEAGrassroots #Diversity #Community #Brent #Hendon #SJPFoundation Graphics courtesy of @winnie.w.creatives

Throwback to last year’s ESEA Cancer Awareness Tournament. This fantastic day brought together teams from the local East and South East Asian communities (men, women and children) to talk about cancer and ways to get diagnosed. Announcement of this year’s tournament in collaboration with @BrentChinese Association, @JubileeSilver and @ChineseWT coming soon!!! #communityfootball #cancerawareness #eseafootball Video courtesy of @richardchua.photography

Good luck to the @Lionesses tonight against Spain. We are also looking forward to seeing if Erica Meg Parkinson will feature. Born in Singapore to an English father and Japanese mother, we are delighted that the 17 year old has been selected for England! @ResonateVoices #ESEArepresentation englandfootball.com/articles…

Kick It Out and @FA are running research within grassroots football to better understand experiences of serious discipline cases and the reporting process. Help us make grassroots football a safer, more inclusive, and enjoyable place for all. This important survey will close on Thursday 30th April 2026 and you’ll also have the chance to enter a prize draw where you could win one of ten shopping vouchers worth £50. Complete here: bit.ly/4mgB2Lv

Last week, 90 pupils visited Vicarage Road, home of @WatfordFC 🟡⚫ Pupils participated in an Anti-Racism workshop, learned about pioneering footballer Frank Soo and toured the stadium. Thanks to @WatfordFC, @WFCTrust, @FSooFoundation and everyone who helped to make our event!

Jude Soonsup-Bell has been selected to represent Thailand for their upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualification fixture against Turkmenistan. ✈️ Congratulations, Jude! 👏 #GTFC

Happy International Women’s Day! Today we are spotlighting 3 amazing women working in professional football. Songmi Kim talks about overcoming barriers in sport. Listen to the full conversation here: youtu.be/4LMjER2VRFc?si=cOQd…

Remembering Frank Soo, who was born OTD in 1914. Luton paid a club record £4,000 for the classy wing half in July 1946 and he would captain the Hatters during his two year spell at the club. He had made his name at Stoke City and was an England regular during WW2 internationals.

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2026 the Frank Soo Foundation is spotlighting 3 amazing women from East & South East Asian (ESEA) heritage working in professional football. Listen to our conversation about their journeys, challenges and how they hope to inspire those around them! youtu.be/4LMjER2VRFc Part 3: Wai Wan @wai8ird of @AVFCFoundation

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2026 the Frank Soo Foundation is spotlighting 3 amazing women from East & South East Asian (ESEA) heritage working in professional football. Listen to our conversation about their journeys, challenges and how they hope to inspire those around them! youtu.be/4LMjER2VRFc Part 2: Songmi Kim from @ChelseaFCW