Uefa has urged the government to step into the “turf wars” between the Football Association and Premier League and introduce laws giving the FA significantly increased powers.
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Clear filterUefa has urged the government to step into the “turf wars” between the Football Association and Premier League and introduce laws giving the FA significantly increased powers.
The FSF are pleased to announce our agreement to be a partner organisation to the Convention on Modern Liberty which is taking place in London and across the UK on Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Steve Powell, FSF director of policy & campaigns, will speak on the London platform about issues which matter to football fans and the organisers are keen to encourage participation from football supporters.
The Northeast Division of the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) is meeting this Tuesday, February 17th, at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light (Fosters Suite). The meeting will start at 7.30pm. Although this meeting is being held at the Stadium of Light it is open to fans of ALL clubs.
Every day the FSF hears from fans telling us that they’re sick of being treated like criminals by over-zealous police, tired of taking orders from doormen dressed up as ‘stewards’, and had enough with clubs forcing them to sit down when they’d rather stand.
Every day the FSF hears from fans telling us that they’re sick of being treated like criminals by over-zealous police, tired of taking orders from doormen dressed up as ‘stewards’, and had enough with clubs forcing them to sit down when they’d rather stand.
England will travel to Seville to face Spain on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009, looking for a sixth successive win although we’re sure the European Champions won’t make things too easy for us!
Stoke City have backed the Football Supporters’ Federation’s (FSF) Watching football is not a crime! which challenges the police’s use of Section 27. To the club’s great credit they’ve also put their money where their mouth is and have offered £20,000 towards legal costs, should it be required. As far as we’re aware this is the first time a club has backed fans’ legal costs in this manner. Well done Stoke City!
The next meeting of the Southern Division of the Football Supporters’ Federation will take place at The Franklin Rooms, Franklin Road, Gillingham, Kent on Sunday, February 8th 2009, starting 12.00 noon. Lunch will be provided to everyone in attendance, but make sure to register with Southern Division secretary Julie Beattie so we know how much food to get in!
The newly-formed Independent Football Ombudsman (IFO) seems to be having an impact as news reaches us of a Crystal Palace fan who has been given a full refund after missing nine of his team’s games following some over-zealous stewarding.
If you fancy getting on to the pitch and meeting your favourite player, check out the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month Award. Every month of the season, four fans who have voted for the divisional winners get the chance to present the award to the monthly winner on the pitch at a home game. One of the yearly fan winners will also be invited to the PFA Player of the Year Awards dinner.
Eight of the UK’s best known sporting bodies, including the Football Association (FA) and Premier League, have banded together and pledged to keep their main events on free-to-air TV according a new voluntary code of conduct. The code’s signatories, organised by the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR), also include the governing bodies from athletics, cricket, football, golf, rugby league and tennis.
The Premier League is urging the government to crackdown on websites illegally showing live matches and pub landlords who broadcast foreign feeds. While the league has concerns around the impact on live attendance most of its worries stem from the loss of TV revenue, both domestically and internationally.
Our friends at the National Association of Disabled Supporters (NADS) have announced an excellent scheme launched in collaboration with the Wigan Learning Disability Partnership Board, Wigan Athletic Football Club, and Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club. The Never Watch Alone Initiative will enable supporters with a learning disability to attend matches alongside their fellow fans.
With England’s storming form in qualifying for South Africa 2010 it’s likely that more fans than expected will be making the trip across Europe and into Asia for the visit to Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 6th, 2009.
England will travel to Seville to face Spain on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009, looking for a sixth successive win although we’re sure the European Champions won’t make things too easy for us!
With England’s storming form in qualifying for South Africa 2010 it’s likely that more fans than expected will be making the trip across Europe and into Asia for the visit to Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 6th, 2009.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have apologised to a group of Stoke City fans who were forced to leave Manchester after police served them with Section 27 orders prior to their team’s away fixture with Manchester United on Saturday, November 15, 2008.
Nearly one in four season ticket holders are considering cancelling their tickets and one in 10 are planning to share the cost with friends as recession fears bite football, according to new research from Virgin Money.
News has emerged that West Midlands Police are planning to use mobile fingerprint scanning units to identify hooligans with banning orders as part of ‘Project Lantern’. The devices allow police to scan fingerprints and cross-check with their database to see if those stopped are subject to orders preventing them from attending matches.
