You may have seen police press releases about football hooligans being reigned-in by Football Banning Orders in the news last week. FSF caseworker Amanda Jacks tells us more about these orders, uniqe to football…
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Clear filterYou may have seen police press releases about football hooligans being reigned-in by Football Banning Orders in the news last week. FSF caseworker Amanda Jacks tells us more about these orders, uniqe to football…
Malaga lost 2-1 at home to Valencia this week. A 1-0 lead was wiped-out after this preposterous own goal from their Cameroonian goalkeeper Carlos Kameni. His appeals to the referee were rightly waved away…
We caught up with FSF campaigns and diversity manager Anwar Uddin to find out the latest about the Fans for Diversity campaign…
Ahead of this weekend’s North London derby, supporter groups from both clubs have come together calling on a cap on away ticket prices and urge their clubs to address their concerns on home ticket pricing…
Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven are to become the first Dutch club to create a dedicated safe standing area in an all-seater stadium in Holland.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that Premier League football clubs must strive to find the right balance on ticket prices.
Fans for Diversity writer Isra Gabal spoke to the parents of Nathan Shippey, a young Sunderland fan on the autism spectrum who had a sensory facility named after him at the Stadium of Light, about why clubs need to think beyond the wheelchair on disability access…
Wales take on Ukraine on March 28th in Kiev as they continue their preparations for the European Championships in France this summer.
Middlesbrough’s upcoming away fixture at the Valley has been moved to a Sunday at just 17 days notice for TV broadcast.
In their latest visit to Prenton Park, Cheltenham Town came away with a 1-0 win over Tranmere Rovers. On their way to victory they treated spectators to this wonderful free-kick routine…
Championship side Huddersfield Town have announced a reduction in their season ticket prices for 2016/17 and will be using increased TV revenue to cover the cost.
It’s a big month for the Twenty’s Plenty campaign with Premier League clubs set to meet on Wednesday 23rd March for one of their regular shareholder meetings. Away ticket prices will be on the agenda and we need to make them act now to reduce costs ahead of 2016/17.
The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) opposes laws and rules which discriminate against fans and “dry trains” – where alcohol is banned – fall into that category. However, we also believe it’s vital that fans know the lay of the land and stay up to date with dry trains that may affect their match-day travel.
Charlton fans have been in open revolt this season, dismayed by their Belgian owner’s handling of the club and attitude to the fanbase. Here, Charlton fan of 30 years and member of the Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet Matt Wright gives us the lowdown…
With away fans having little to no access to many of the deals that home fans enjoy, researcher Christopher Kirkland asks, is away ticket pricing discriminatory?
FSF caseworker Amanda Jacks has had some ridiculous cases across her desk recently – many seeing fans inconvenienced and let down by football clubs all in the name of safety and security. She tells us more about this trend…
Sunderland left their old training ground the Charlie Hurley Centre, named after their “player of the century”, in 2003 – and the site has been largely unused since. Local coach Peter Curtis tells us about the campaign to allow grassroots football groups to use the facility…
Almost every day of the year we receive emails from fans who are unhappy with some aspect of their ‘match day experience’. That doesn’t mean football is always getting things wrong but it does mean that out of the millions who go to football every season, a small percentage of fans have had negative experiences.
The 2016 League Cup final is nearly upon us – Liverpool and Manchester City meet at Wembley on Sunday, February 28th – and information around the venue’s pub split has been released.
What did Kingsley Ehiziube have to do to score from this distance? Despite this under-the-crossbar miss, he’d later score in the 93rd minute as PEC Zwolle beat Feyenoord 3-1. So it goes.
