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FSF statement on Croatia vs England
With Croatia serving a two game stadium ban issued to them by UEFA in 2015, England's first UEFA Nations League match in October later this year is set to be played behind closed doors. Here's our statement on the matter:
"Collective punishments, such as playing games behind closed doors, punish innocent fans every bit as much as those who have committed crimes - and in this case England away fans...
FSF Southern Division meeting - February 2018
The next meeting of the FSF Southern Division will take place at 12 noon on Sunday 11th February 2018 in the Supporters’ Bar at Woking FC’s Laithwaite Community Stadium.
The full address for the venue is Woking FC’s Laithwaite Community Stadium, Kingfield, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9AA.
How to get there by Road:Leave the M25 at Junction 10 and take the A3 towards Guildford. On approaching Guildford tur...
Bristol City fans to sue police over false imprisonment
Bristol City fans have begun legal action against West Midlands Police (WMP) claiming false imprisonment and human rights breaches from an incident in 2015.
Ten Bristol City supporters, with the help of the Bristol City Supporters Club & Trust, served court proceedings against the WMP last week - the force still denies they acted unlawfully.
The Robins' fans were surrounded by WMP officers outside...
Fans secure protections for Villa Park
Aston Villa's Villa Park stadium has been listed as an asset of community value (ACV) thanks to lobbying from supporter groups in Birmingham.
My Old Man Said and Aston Villa Supporters Trust (AVST) applied to Birmingham City Council to have Villa Park listed - an application that the local authority agreed to. The status protects Villa Park, in the event of a sale, for the next five years.
Asset o...
FSF statement on VAR trial
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) are being used in this season's League Cup and FA Cup as part of IFAB's world wide trialling of the technology - and on Saturday the scheme caused controversy at Anfield during Liverpool's fourth round FA Cup tie loss to West Bromwich Albion.
The match was frequently interrupted by the referee Craig Pawson’s use of VAR with match officials using the review system on ...
Fans for Diversity takes a trip to Parliament
Fans for Diversity looked back on another hugely successful 12 months by launching its 2017 report in Parliament yesterday. The campaign, which is run jointly by the Football Supporters’ Federation and Kick It Out, started in 2014 and has made huge strides in that time.
The event was hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Football Supporters, and its chair Ian Mearns MP kicked things off ...
Premier League meets first TV deadline since August
This morning the Premier League announced the broadcast selections for its March fixtures, meeting its deadline for TV picks for the first time since August.
Today’s release means that half of the division's TV announcements this season have now been issued on time – the December, January and February selections were all hit by delays, giving supporters even less notice to plan their travel for up...
Fan reps continue dialogue with EFL
Fan representatives from the EFL's three divisions met with EFL officials at the end of 2017 to discuss issues concerning supporters.
The meeting took place under the auspices of the Football Supporters' Federation and was the third meeting between fan organisations and the EFL following the Government's Expert Working Group (EWG) on Fan Engagement and Supporter Ownership. There is a commitment fr...
2017: A year in the life of the FSF
Day in, day out the FSF looks out for the interest of football fans. But we know you’re all busy people, and won’t have caught every story from 2017, so we thought it’d be worth rounding up some of the more interesting news from Planet FSF during the past year. Read on.
January
The year started with some TV hell – no, the New Year schedules weren’t that bad, although we could live without seeing a...
Festive costs soar as fans fork out up to £468 to attend matches
Festive football costs soar as fans fork out up to £468 to attend matches
Cost of supporting your football club away over Christmas revealed
Away fans will spend more than £170 on average over the festive period watching their team
Plymouth Argyle fans impacted the most paying £468 and will spend 26+ hours on the road
Match-going fans will clock up 32,388 miles seeing their team in action
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