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Free Lions 148 - Guide to Nice
England play Iceland in Nice on Monday for their round-of-16 European Championship 2016 match.
As ever we've produced a match-specific Free Lions for the fixture - something we'll be doing for the quarter-final, semi-final and final too (should England go all the way!).
We expect the FSF Fans' Embassy team to be based at the Quai Etats-Unis next to the UEFA fanzone on Sunday and Monday - this may ...
Free Lions 147 - Saint-Étienne guide
England take on Slovakia in Saint-Étienne on Monday for their final Euro 2016 group stage match.
As ever we've produced a match-specific Free Lions for the fixture - something we'll be doing for all the the knock-out rounds too (should England make it through!).
The FSF Fans’ Embassy will be based near the city's main train station, de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux. Make sure you stop by and pick up ...
Fans part of safety solution says new report
A new report produced by the FSF, and supported by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA), encourages local authorities and supporters to work together on spectator safety.
The Engaging with Supporters report encourages football fans to get involved with their local Safety Advisory Group (SAG) - the committee of local authorities that decide on many matchday safey issues. Additionally, the rep...
Free Lions 146 - Lens guide
England take on Wales in Lens tomorrow in what will be the first home nations "derby" between the two teams at a major tournament.
As ever we've produced a match-specific Free Lions for the fixture - something we'll be doing for all the group games and, should we progress, the knock-out rounds too.
The FSF Fans’ Embassy will be handing out hard copies in Lille today around Place du Théâtre then i...
FSF & FSF Cymru joint statement on fan safety
FSF Cymru and the Free Lion's fans' embassy team have issued the following statement ahead of England vs Wales in Lens on Thursday:
Over the next couple of days, thousands of England and Wales fans will arrive in north-east France for our Euro 2016 Group B game in Lens. For many of us, this game will be the highlight of the tournament, at least of the group stage – a rare UK ‘derby’ match in the c...
FSF statement: attacks on English fans in Marseille
Following events in Marseille ahead of, and after, England's opening Euro 2016 game against Russia on Saturday the FSF has issued the following statement:
In Marseille, England fans were subjected to numerous pre-planned, organised and brutal attacks on several occasions in the days preceding the game against Russia, in the stadium itself, and after the match.
Dozens of England fans have been inju...
Free Lions 145 - Marseille Guide
England take on Russia in Marseille this weekend as we begin Euro 2016 in France's oldest and possibly sunniest city.
As ever we've produced a match-specific Free Lions for the fixture - something we'll be doing for all the group games and, should we progress, the knock-out rounds too.
The FSF Fans’ Embassy will be operating from the Cube info point at the Old Port on Friday and before the match ...
EURO 2016: Fan guides, emergency contacts and news updates
Euro 2016 is the closest major tournament to Britain since the 2006 World Cup in Germany - that means tens of thousands of travelling fans and the FSF is working hard to offer each and every one the best support.
With that in mind it makes sense to create one page where we can link to a whole host of useful information for fans. We'll also add relevant news updates as they come in - although if yo...
Euro 2016 Guides for England and Wales fans
As with all major tournaments, we've produced an excellent guidebook packed full of useful information for England fans travelling to a France this summer - and as Wales have qualified for a major tournament for the first time in 58 years, FSF Cymru have got in on the act too.
Featuring:
Travel guide - getting around France
Guide to all venues and host cities
Advice from the Foreign & Commonwealth...
Campaign launched to tackle online abuse
Football's leading anti-racism campaign group, Kick It Out, have launched a campaign to combat rising levels of discriminatory online abuse.
Hate-crime on the internet has been rising sharply, according to research conducted by Kick It Out - from March 2014 to August 2015 there were more than 95,000 discriminatory social media posts sent to Premier League footballers.
Kick It Out is now seeking to...