Showing articles from the year 2012
Clear filterAside from being pick-pocketed by Roger Milla at Italia 90 Columbian keeper René Higuita will forever be remembered for the scorpion kick. Rewind 17 years (yeah, that long ago) to 1995 and future Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp has literally hit a weak shot which Higuita saves in flamboyant fashion. Well now it’s 2012 and the scorpion is back.
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At least 74 people have been killed and hundreds more injured following violence at a football match in one of Egypt’s largest cities, Port Said. The violence flared yesterday after local side Al-Masry beat Cairo’s Al-Ahly 3-1.
Back in December we asked members of the Football Supporters’ Federation to share their views on the work of Kick It Out. The survey was launched to gain an insight into fans’ perceptions of the organisation following a number of high-profile incidents during KIO’s One Game, One Community weeks of action. Thanks to everybody who took the time to give their views on KIO’s work; the results are now in, drum roll…
The next meeting of the Football Supporters’ Federation’s North Wales and North West Division will take place on Monday 30th January (7pm) at the LMRCA Railway Club, Altrincham, WA14 1LJ.
This one was doing the rounds last week but it deserves another plug. From the Norwegian TV station which brought you electro-shock football (also linked to below) comes the bubble match. Some of the ‘hits’ are more akin to rugby than football but don’t let that put you off!
The Football Supporters’ Federation and fans’ groups from Liverpool and Manchester United have met with the police, Football Association, and both clubs in the build-up to Saturday’s FA Cup 4th Round tie at Anfield. The meeting gave fans the chance to share their views with the authorities and discuss security and transport information.
Last week Andre Villas-Boas said that Premier League clubs should be allowed feeder sides in the Championship. The vast majority of fans feel it’s a non-starter and the Football League rejected it outright. But the idea of elite clubs wanting an increasing slice of the youth development pie is a familiar and worrying one. Football Supporters’ Federation deputy chair Jon Keen explains why…
The folks behind Non-League Day (NLD) are a better organised bunch than most and they’re already preparing for NLD 2012. NLD was launched in 2010 and encourages supporters to check out their local non-league side.
550 German fans from 60 different clubs came together in Berlin last weekend to tackle the big issues at Fan Kongress 2012. The Football Supporters’ Federation was in attendance as part of a delegation from Football Supporters Europe to see how they do things on the continent.
We like this clip. There’s no massive crowd, adoring fans, or incompetent ref. Just a few daft lads messing about with a football. And isn’t that why we love the game? Jumpers for goalposts and all that. But what makes this clip different from the norm and, well, funny?
Last week we explained how Southend United fans who had travelled to their side’s game at Aldershot Town were left out of pocket after the game was abandoned at half-time. This was because the Shots have a policy not to refund tickets in such circumstances and, after a little research, we found out that this was actually pretty common across the leagues.
If you’d travelled almost 200 miles to watch your side on Boxing Day and the game was abandoned mid-match due to floodlight failure you’d expect to get your money back, right? Wrong. It’s likely you’d receive no refund as hundreds of Southend United fans found out after their team’s game at Aldershot Town was called off. While this issue was brought to our attention by an incident at the Shots many other clubs have this policy too.
"Funny soccer/football throw in fail LOL," says the Youtube explanation to this cracker and it pretty much sums the thing up. We think the footage is from China and it’s definitely worth a watch.
The Football Management blog is required reading for those with an interest in football finance. Written by Coventry University’s Dr John Beech – Portsmouth fan and former Football Supporters’ Federation Writer of the Year – the blog casts an often critical eye over the manner in which our clubs are run.
Ettifaq FC’s Mohammed Al Sefri (no, us neither) does what Pele always dreamed of and hammers in a ridiculous 70-yarder. Al Sefri’s strike is already a contender for the much coveted And Finally… Long-Range Strike of 2012 Award – and Tim Howard’s doesn’t count as he didn’t mean it.
Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has turned down the opportunity to sit on FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee (IGC). The IGC has been formed to oversee the work of internal FIFA task forces and their attempts to clean up football’s world governing body.
The next meeting of the Football Supporters’ Federation’s Yorkshire Division will take place on Sunday 15th January (12.30pm for 1pm start) at the Old Peacock, 255 Elland Road, Leeds, LS11 8TU (opposite Elland Road). Click here for further directions.
