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Hundreds of supporters marched from Regent’s Park to the Premier League’s HQ yesterday in a show of protest at ticket prices, organised by Spirit of Shankly. They were joined by fans from dozens of clubs and the Football Supporters’ Federation. The Guardian’s Sachin Nakrani explains more…

Today’s protest by Spirit of Shankly (SoS) at the Premier League’s headquarters highlights what fans have been saying for years – ticket prices are too high at too many clubs.

Doncaster Belles demotion from top-flight women’s football has caused a bit of a stir. So what’s going on? FSF National Council member Tim Hillyer explains.

“The fashion for blaring out pop songs is killing the real source of stadium atmosphere: the noise of the fans,” says Duleep Allirajah. This article initially appeared on spiked, and is reproduced with thanks.

Football supporters from across the continent will come together for the sixth European Football Fans’ Congress (EFFC) in Amsterdam from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st July. The EFFC is organised by our friends at Football Supporters Europe and they explain what it’s all about below…

Ronaldinho: “I was cleaning my mouth and the referee played on. It was not rehearsed or anything, no, it was luck.” Erm, we don’t think lack of rehearsal exempts you from cheating, does it? Watch it and weep.

More than two-thirds of the Football League’s 72 clubs voted in favour of a motion to explore safe standing trials at their annual general meeting in Portugal on Friday 7th June.

Dean Morton, a Sheffield United fan based in Liverpool, tells his story which shows the value of getting some proper legal advice should you find yourself in trouble at the match…

The following is an excerpt from Issue Nine of The Blizzard – The Football Quarterly. Available in both digital and hard-copy formats on a pay-what-you-like basis (digital copies are available for as little as 1p each), it has fast established itself as must-read publication dealing with all manner of issues in the beautiful game from around the world. In this exclusive excerpt of ‘The Lager of Life’ from the upcoming Issue, Tim Vickery looks at the dangerous passions that the game can unleash, and asks whether it’s football’s fault.

The FSF has teamed up with Supporters Direct (SD) to bring football fans together on Saturday 22nd June at St. George’s Park, Burton, which is the FA’s lovely new home. Both organisations’ AGMs will also take place that weekend (the FSF’s on Saturday afternoon, SD’s on Friday evening).

Premier League clubs’ revenue reached a record £2.4bn in 2011/12, according to football finance experts Deloitte. In total the revenue of the top 92 clubs in English football exceeded £3 billion for the first time. But will fans benefit?

Spirit of Shankly will demonstrate outside the headquarters of the Premier League and Football League in London on 19th June in protest against the spiralling cost of attending football matches. Fans of ALL clubs are invited.

Sheffield Wednesday fan Alex Lawson remembers a time when “interaction” meant a wave from the manager in the general direction of the crowd. How has t’net changed all that in an age when fans can publish their opinion to thousands? 

Chair of The FA David Bernstein is to address the FSF/SD Supporters Summit on Saturday 22nd June at The FA’s training base at Burton-upon-Trent. Tickets for the event are available from only £15 and include a free tour of St George’s Park.

Non-League Day, the campaign to promote semi-professional and grassroots football, returns for a fourth consecutive season on Saturday 7th September 2013.

England play Brazil on Sunday 2nd June in the Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, and the FSF England Fans’ Embassy team will be out on the beaches of Brazil handing out Free Lions. You have to feel for them, don’t you?

Football fans across the country have called for tough and consistent action to be taken against perpetrators found guilty of discrimination, according to a major consultation conducted by Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion campaign.

Daniel Storey writes on the issue of alcohol in grounds – does the ban on drinking within view of the pitch make sense in the context of the modern game?

England play Brazil on Sunday 2nd June in the Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, and the England Fans’ Embassy team have hauled themselves to the beaches of Brazil to hand out Free Lions 129. It’s a tough life, isn’t it?

Last weekend a group of fans travelled to Borussia Dortmund to view the safe standing facilities on offer at the Westfalenstadion, and to speak to fan leaders and club employees about the relationship between the club and its supporters.