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"Constructive & respectful": Liverpool fans debate safe standing
This weekend, Liverpool fans came together at the city’s Liner Hotel to debate safe standing and the position Liverpool fan group Spirit of Shankly should take on the rail seating.
FSF caseworker Amanda Jacks was one of the panel members, along with SGSA inspector Rick Riding and SoS chair Jay McKenna, to speak to the audience of around 100 supporters for the two-and-a-half-hour discussion.
“The t...
And finally... two in three
Rheindorf Altach can claim an And finally... first by featuring twice in space of three weeks. Last time out it was Stefan Nutz scoring directly from a corner and this week it's Moumi Ngamaleu scoring from inside his own half. Triffic.
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Premier League abroad: the idea that won't go away
It’s the story that just won’t go away - today Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has once again said its member clubs still want a competitive overseas fixture.
With monotonous regularity, this idea of a competitive round of Premier League fixtures abroad appears almost every summer.
The idea first emerged as “Game 39” back in 2008 and the reaction from match-going fans around the c...
FSF & the women's game: get involved
Last year the FSF began looking at work supporting fans in the women's game. FSF national council member and Sunderland Ladies season ticket holder Ian Todd tells us more about the progress being made...
As the England Women commence their attempt to be crowned Euro 2017 Champions, it is timely to assert that the FSF is not just interested in, or supportive of, the men’s game.
We know that many fa...
And finally... grace
This week we present what was perhaps our favourite own goal of last season. From the Bundesliga in April, have a look at Dresden's Aias Aosman knee the ball into his own net with stylish elan from 18 yards out...
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Lady Imps: "We've made a difference"
Lincoln City have had a great season on the pitch, winning the National League and securing promotion to the EFL. Things have been happening off the pitch too, with the creation of the club's first women-led fan group, the Lady Imps Supporters Association (LISA).
Maria Horner, chair of Lady Imps, tells us more about the formation of the group...
It started with a kiss, sort of. Like falling in lov...
For Club and Country: remembering football's war dead
This summer, the FSF is supporting the Woodland Trust and the National Football Museum’s new initiative, For Club and Country, which aims to create lasting living memorials to footballers who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War I.
After the end of the Great War thousands of trees were planted as part of a drive to rebuild the country’s timber stocks following the demands of the four-year long...
Wales away: raising money for good causes
For the last 15 years, Wales fans have been raising good money for local causes whenever they travel away. FSF Cymru tell us more...
Since 2002 Gôl Cymru has been raising monies for good causes and distributing it to orphanages and places of need whenever Wales play an away game throughout Europe and this was again the case during the 2017 visit to Belgrade where Wales played out a 1-1 draw with S...
And finally... corners
Many have tried scoring from directly from a corner kick over the years, and few have suceeded. Hat tip then to Stefan Nutz of Austrian side Rheindorf Altach for this fantastic effort in their Europa League qualifier this week.
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FSF AGM 2017: election results & motions
Football fans from across the country gathered at St George’s Park last Sunday (2nd July) for the FSF's 2017 AGM to discuss another 12 months of campaigning and propose new policies for the organisation on a range of issues affecting match-going fans.
Election of the chair
The first matter of the day was the election of the FSF’s chair. Current FSF chair Malcolm Clarke was overwhelmingly re-elect...