ðɪ ˈæntaɪfˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tʊ ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk mˌeɪd baɪ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst dˈʌɡləz wˈɪlki ɪnðɪ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌvðə sˈʌn nˈuːzpɪktˈoːɹɪəl ˌɔn sˈʌndeɪ sˈɪkstiːn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
The Anti-Football League was created in response to a remark made by journalist Douglas Wilkie in the offices of The Sun News-Pictorial on Sunday 16 April 1967.