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Introducing: The Football Supporters' Association
Hello! Forgive us a little introspection but you might have noticed that we have a new name and logo and wondered what that was all about?
So we thought it was worth a little recap.
If you’ve been paying attention, and we’re sure you have, you’ll know that on Thursday 22nd November 2018 members of the Football Supporters’ Federation and Supporters Direct met to finalise a merger of the two organi...
Statement on Porto violence
Kevin Miles, chief executive of the Football Supporters' Association, said:
"We unreservedly condemn the anti-social behaviour and violent disorder by a number of England “fans” in Porto last night. We do not want to see that behaviour at all.
"This is exactly the type of incident that Football Banning Orders (FBO) were made for and we're sure the authorities will be seeking to identify perpetrato...
Fan groups say “no” to European super league
Supporters’ groups have joined forces to tell their clubs they do not support proposals to create a European super league, hatched by the European Club Association (ECA) and UEFA.
The plans would starve lower league clubs of funding, destroy domestic cup competitions, and prevent newly successful clubs from competing in Europe.
Qualification to Europe would be partly based on heritage, undermining...
Bet Regret Cup: latest in drive to prevent problem gambling
The country’s leading safer gambling campaign is inviting fans from across the country to get involved in a five-a-side tournament against former-pros as part of its Bet Regret initiative.
GambleAware’s high-profile Bet Regret campaign will be holding its inaugural competition this summer, giving fans a chance to take on a team of former-pros and former-England internationals in London.
The winner...
FSF Cymru meet FAW (May 2019)
Supporter representatives from FSF Cymru met with the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the Welsh police, and Transport for Wales last month.
Minutes from that meeting are now available to download here.
AGM 2019 - register now!
The Annual General Meeting of the Football Supporters' Association will take place on Saturday 29th June 2019 (Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, WC1H 0DG, London).
The AGM provides members, associates and affiliates with an opportunity to propose motions for new policy and campaign areas. It is free to attend and open to all members.
Register now!
Last year’s AGMs were held at the same venu...
Coventry City avoid league expulsion but groundshare beckons
A special meeting of EFL clubs to consider the expulsion of Coventry City has been cancelled after the club secured a groundshare for next season.
EFL clubs were due to meet this week at a special EGM to vote on the future of the Sky Blues, but Coventry City say they have a groundshare agreement in place for the 2019/20 season.
Despite the threat of league expulsion ending, details of the groundsh...
Football policing in Greater Manchester - have your say
We're looking for supporters' experiences with police to help inform the north west's IAG - a of group of fans that provide direct feedback to police on their match-day activities.
We want your feedback on how Greater Manchester Police perform at the match as we set about creating the agenda for the force's Independent Advisory Group (IAG) next season.
IAGs are groups of supporter representatives ...
Free Lions 166 - Guide to Guimarães
England are off to Portugal this week as they prepare for the first-ever finals of the new UEFA Nations League - and the Free Lions team will be on hand to help fans once more.
Our Fans' Embassy will be following the team across Portugal, depending how far they make it, starting in the historic city of Guimarães which is the focus of Free Lions issue 166.
You can find the fans’ embassy team in Gui...
Police push for more football funding puts small clubs at risk says commissioner
Police forces across England and Wales seeking to secure more funding from football are putting smaller clubs under serious financial pressure, according to the North Wales Police & Crime Commissioner.
Commissioner Arfon Jones, a former-police inspector and a season ticket holder at Wrexham, believes football is being targeted by senior police officers as forces struggle to cope with funding short...