Media reports this morning suggested that the Premier League is looking into the possiblity of introducing Saturday evening kick-offs in the next TV rights sale.
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Clear filterMedia reports this morning suggested that the Premier League is looking into the possiblity of introducing Saturday evening kick-offs in the next TV rights sale.
Supporters Direct staff recently visited supporter-owned Enfield Town to watch them take on Hampton & Richmond Borough FC in the Middlesex Senior Cup.
(Pictured above: Humayun Islam of Bangla Bantams, winners of last year’s Fans for Diversity Award, with Roisin Wood from Kick It Out.)
The BBC’s annual look at the cost of going to the match has shown that ticket prices are still putting off young people.
It’s been a very busy time recently for FSF associate members the Bangla Bantams. Last night (14th November) the group’s founder Humanyun Islam was honoured at the 4th annual Asian Football Awards with the Behind the Scenes award for the work he does in bringing the local Asian community together in Bradford and engaging them with their club.
Have a look at this collective effort from Gintra who took on Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League this week. After a goalkeeping howler, three Gintra players are clear through on the now-open goal yet conspire against themselves to ruin it all…
Women <3 Football is a Huddersfield Town Supporters Association (HTSA) campaign set up to raise the profile of Huddersfield Town Ladies FC (HTLFC) as well as women’s football in general.
Is the £30 cap on away ticket prices the end of away fan campaigning in the Premier League or can Premier League clubs do more?
Huge changes are coming to the women’s game after the FA announced plans for the WSL top tier to become professional only – Tony Farmer from FA WSL Fans United outlines his concerns about the move…
We won’t spoil this for you, just set the scene: Padiham (in blue) were 3-1 down to Widnes (yellow) in the North West Counties League in the 92nd minute this week before a truly ridiculous series of events unfolded…
This season we’ve teamed up with The Non-League Magazine to promote the role and impact supporters can have at non-league level. The FSF’s Andy Walsh tells us more about what’s in this month’s edition – a digital version is free to FSF members here…
Fans on Merseyside will be linking up with faith groups this weekend as supporters continue to aid foodbank collections.
This week supporter representatives from FSF Cymru met with the Football Association of Wales (FAW), Welsh police and others to talk about upcoming international fixtures and other fan issues.
Wales take on France this month in Paris for an international friendly and FSF Cymru have made a useful guide for fans making the trip.
Leeds United Football Club has given its approval to the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust’s application to make Elland Road an Asset of Community Value (AoCV). This application has now been formally granted by Leeds City Council.
Two football club AGMs were held on Thursday 23rd October which brought into sharp focus the difference in governance styles predominant at the top of the game against those further down the football pyramid.
The Football Supporters’ Federation is pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2017 FSF Awards in partnership with Virgin Media – voting is open now, and fans can back their favourites at www.fsf.org.uk/vote. Ninety shortlisted candidates will battle it out across 15 categories, recognising everything from the best players of 2017 to fans’ favourite away days.
Already this season we’ve seen some ludicrous misses. This week FC Köln’s Sehrou Guirassy put his name for worst miss of the season – somehow missing from less than two yards while almost sending the ball back out for a throw-in. Incredible effort.
FSF statement following FA Council meeting (Thursday 26th October 2017):
The Crawley Town Supporters’ Alliance (CTSA) has recently announced that an agreement has been made with Crawley Town FC (CTFC) to have Fan Representation at CTFC Board Meetings. The initial agreement will be in place for the 2017/2018 season and 2018/2019 seasons. The CTSA will make a financial donation of £8K in total, for the two seasons, which is within the means of the CTSA and fits with the Aims and Objectives of the Alliance.
