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For fans travelling to this summer’s world cup hoping to take their flags into the stadium, the process may not be as straight-forward as you had wished. The local organising committee have published guidance on flags and banners, which are more stringent than at any previous tournament. 

The Stand Up For Choice survey, a record breaking piece of research on standing at football published today, shows an overwhelming number of fans support reforming the all-seater legislation.

Brentford FC are set to move from the 104-year-old Griffin Park during the 2019-20 season, and as Gemma Teale tells us, the club’s supporters hope they can take standing with them…

England fans heading to Russia in June are set to spend up to £5,000 on their trip and could clock up more than 4,000 miles to see the Three Lions according to research we’ve carried out with Virgin Media.

Sporting Lisbon rounded off a rotten week Sunday gone by losing 2-1 in the final of the Portuguese Cup. Dutch striker Bas Bost could have got his side back in the game in the 79th minute if he had of finished with the goal at his mercy…

The GDPR law on data protection sets out a number of different reasons a company may collect and process your personal data, including:

This bank holiday weekend the finals of the EFL play-offs from the Championship, League One and League Two will be taking place at Wembley – and once again there will be pub splits in place.

Arsenal fans have written to the Spanish Government urging them to address Police violence following their visit to Atletico Madrid in the Europa League.

Back in 2012 the European Championships were held in Poland and Ukraine, and the city of Kiev hosted 5 games, including England’s group game against Sweden and the rather one-sided final on 1st July between Spain and Italy.

Shrewsbury Town made history this week as they officially launched the first rail seating section in England and Wales.

The chair of the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee has called on the Government to end the blanket ban on new standing areas at the top of English football.

Since 2013, former National League North competitors Worcester City have been playing their games outside the city of Worcester. Their ground, St. George’s Lane, which a few ground hoppers may remember, was a stone’s throw away from the cathedral city’s centre. It was sold for housing development by the club to fund a new stadium that never quite came to be, owing to one reason or another.

‘Welcome to the Hive’ read the garish black and amber sign set alongside a busy suburban road. To the uninitiated there’s nothing special about Barnet football club in north London. But this was my Golden Fleece, my Emerald City at the end of a long and winding road. Because after a quarter of a century of traipsing across the country I was about to join a select club. The Hive was my final visit. The 92nd ground of the 92 clubs in the top four leagues of English football.

This season you may have seen more police officers at grounds and more stringent searches before going through the turnstiles. Here National Counter Terrorism Policing’s deputy assistant commissioner Lucy D’Orsi answers questions from fans navigating this age of heightened security…

This weekend the final of the 2018 FA Cup between Chelsea and Manchester United will be taking place at Wembley – and once again there will be pub splits in place.

Fair to say Elfsborg defender Robert Gojani had an absolutely mare this week – scoring an own goal and getting sent off before their Allsvenskan match against Häcken was 20 minutes old. His hilarious no-look effort sent Elfsborg on their way to a 5-0 hammering. Oh dear.

The England Fans’ Guide to Russia 2018  in association with the England Supporters Travel Club (ESTC) gives you the lowdown on everything the travelling fan will need to get through this summer’s tournament. The 152-page guidebook is a vital part of every England fan’s planning and it’s available for a small P&P fee in hard copy (UK only) or free to download.

This year we’ve recognised the work going on at Non-League level to make away fans’ lives better – here Andy Walsh tells us about the winners of our first Non-league Away Day Experience Awards…

Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic and Notts County have all been singled out for praise for how they welcome away fans at their stadiums.

European supporter groups will be meeting in Spain this summer to talk about fan issues from across the continent.