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Free Lions 153 - Guide to Paris
England are back in action tomorrow night (Tuesday 13th June) against France for an internationl friendly at the Stade De France - and the Free Lions team will be at the match again.
Our Fans' Embassy will be out and about to offer assistance to fans making the trip across the channel and on to the French capital.
We'll be located at Gare Du Nord today (Monday 12th) from 2pm to 5pm and again from ...
Free Lions 152 - Guide to Glasgow
England make the short trip north of the border to face Scotland tomorrow (Saturday 10th June) as their World Cup qualifying campaign resumes - and Free Lions will be there once more.
This time Hampden Park, home of the Scottish national team, will host the fixture and as always the FSF Fans' Embassy will be out and about to offer assistance.
Whether you're making a weekend of it, or day-tripping,...
Election 2017: Football Question Time
Back in 2015 the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) and Supporters Direct (SD) posed 10 questions on football policies to the major political parties ahead of the general election.
It proved a worthwhile exercise so we thought we’d repeat the feat ahead of Thursday 8th June by quizzing all the major parties on key fan issues.
Fans come from all sides of the political spectrum and we wouldn’t dr...
National Supporters Survey 2017 launched
Every few years we hold a national supporters survey to assess the state of the game and its fans - and you can fill in the 2017 National Supporters Survey now.
The last of these censuses was carried out in 2012 with more than 4,000 supporters from 130 different clubs – Arsenal to Afan Lido, Wolves to Welling United – completing our survey, giving us a snapshot of supporters’ views up and down th...
FA Council supporter representative sought
Following the FA's approval of reforms to its governance a supporter representative is being sought to sit on the FA Council - and the deadline for applications is this week.
Reform of the FA Council means that the number supporter representatives will increase from one to two - FSF chair Malcolm Clarke has been the sole supporter representative on the Council since 2007.
The second FA Council sup...
Wembley pub split: League Two & Championship play-off finals
This bank holiday weekend the FA Cup final, League Two play-off final and Championship play-off final will all be taking place at Wembley - and once again there will be pub splits in place.
Many of you will be looking for a quick pint along the way and ahead of every major fixture local pubs are "split". It's important fans know which are "theirs". The pubs may refuse entry to the "wrong" fans.
Pl...
FSF Cymru guide to Belgrade
Wales take on Serbia next month in Belgrade as their World Cup qualifying continues and FSF Cymru will be on hand to assist travelling fans.
Ahead of the fixture, FSF Cymru made a reconnaissance trip to the Serbian capital and have produced a comprehensive guide to the host city and Stadion Rajko Mitić - which is now available to download below.
FSF Cymru will also be running a fans' embassy servi...
Wembley pub split: League One play-off & FA Cup final
It promises to be an exciting couple of weeks as the domestic 2016-17 football season comes to close at Wembley this month.
This weekend the final promotion spot from League One will be decided when Millwall take on Bradford City in the League One play-off final on Saturday, 20th May.
Over the following weekend Wembley will host the FA Cup final (Saturday 27th May), the League Two play-off final ...
Fans for Diversity features on flagship BBC show
The work of the Fans for Diversity campaign, which we run in conjunction with Kick It Out, featured on the BBC's One Show last night.
The show looked at the how supporters are encouraging Asian families to get into the match-going habit at Valley Parade and followed FSF-affiliates Bangla Bantams on matchday.
"Some fans don't have the confidence to buy a ticket and go to the match, fearful because ...
Registrations now open for Supporters Summit 2017
Fans wishing to attend the 2017 Supporters Summit at St George's Park in July can now register for the event.
The Supporters Summit attracts fans from across Britain who will debate football’s big issues and seek to influence the game for the better.
There will be speakers and workshops covering a range of topics including governance issues, ticket pricing, diversity and much more.
The event is fr...