Showing articles from the year 2021
Clear filterThe Fan-led Review of Football Governance, chaired by Tracey Crouch MP, was published today (24th November 2021). Supporters’ groups from around 130 different clubs took part, along with the football authorities, during more than 100 hours of evidence gathering sessions.
The report of our Women at the Match survey has been released, giving fans more details on the work that was carried out earlier this year when we polled women supporters from both the men’s and women’s game.
The FA’s new Women’s Professional Game Strategy has committed to working with supporters’ organisations as it seeks to grow the game in the years ahead.
Blackpool fans are looking to pay tribute to club legend Jimmy Armfield with a new mural outside Bloomfield Road.
Supporter representatives from top-flight clubs met with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) recently to discuss ongoing issues around the implementation of VAR in English football.
Football fans from across the country gathered online last week for the FSA’s 2021 AGM to discuss another 12 months of campaigning and propose new policies for the organisation on a range of issues affecting match-going fans.
The FSA’s third Annual Review, which was presented to our AGM on Friday 19th November, is now available to download.
As part of our partnership with BeGambleAware, safer gambling ambassador and former England goalkeeper David James has selected a shortlist of six of the best saves from the past 12 months for the Safe Hands Award.
This week’s bitesized helping of footballing incompetence comes from Fulham forward Bobby Decordova-Reid. With Jamaica’s game against the US sitting at 1-1 Decordova-Reid could have given his side a decisive lead, but he sliced his gilt-edged chance into orbit. Next time.
UEFA stunned West Ham United fans recently when they banned away fans from attending the next European away game with barely a week’s notice. Here Sue Watson from the West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) talks about the disappointment in East London…
The National Football Museum and the FSA join forces to discuss the historical relevance of the women's football ban. Register for this free online event which takes place on Thursday 2nd December 2021, 7pm-8pm.
Ahead of this year’s FSA AGM (register here) Neil Dady and Nicolas Andrews-Gauvain from Wolves 1877 Trust explain why they think football has to show real leadership to tackle the climate emergency…
The Women’s Football Weekend is almost here as the spotlight falls on the women’s game this Saturday and Sunday with live games on the BBC, Sky and FA player across the weekend.
To the Bundesliga for a little bit of German Humour™ in this week’s ICYMI. Delivering the punchline is Vfl Bochum goalie Manuel Riemann who, for reasons unknown to us, was chosen by Die Unabsteigbaren to take a penalty when the game was 0-0. He missed.
England are back on the road this coming weekend as their World Cup qualifying campaign continues – this time against the small nation state of San Marino.
Football Manager 2022 has arrived and the Football Supporters’ Association is delighted to make its debut in the legendary management sim.
Registration is now open for the FSA AGM, which will be held online on 19th November at 6:30pm.
Women are less willing to accept sexist behaviour at games, according to a new survey from the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), which measured current attitudes against those of fans in 2014.
Cardiff City, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be the first clubs to have licensed ‘safe standing’ in seated areas from January 1st the sports minister announced today.
An independent review into the events surrounding the Euro 2020 final has launched a survey which all ticket holders are invited to complete. It is being conducted by Baroness Casey of Blackstock for the Football Association (FA).
