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Influential MPs have written to the FA and Premier League calling upon them to back an independent inquiry into the treatment of fans at the Champions League final.

On the whole it’s been a fantastic year on the pitch for our community-owned football clubs. Here, the FSA’s Richard Irving summarises the 2021-22 season for our clubs…

England are back on the road this coming week as their Nations League campaign continues – this time against our old rivals Germany.

Following on from the weekend’s chaotic scenes at the Champions League final, UEFA have said an independent investigation will be taking place – but supporters remain adamant that serious change is needed to prevent a repeat.

The Football Supporters’ Association’s Anwar Uddin has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2022, in recognition of his work leading the Fans for Diversity campaign and a playing career spanning more than 20 years.

Our Free Lionesses are back this summer and are looking forward to supporting fans through this year’s Euro 2022 tournament.

Liverpool MP Ian Byrne has written to the Foreign Secretary urging her to intervene in the Stade de France debacle and push for an inquiry into the events surrounding the Champions League final.

Former-Man City and Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli is currently plying his trade with Adana Demirspor in the Turkish Süper Lig and on the final day of the season he racked up five goals during his side’s 7-0 demolition of already-relegated Göztepe. Among his five goals was this absolutely ludicrous step-over-plus-rabona-combo.

Pitch incursions have been all over our screens in the past week, with a number of incidents in the Premier League, EFL play-off semi-finals, and non-league drawing widespread condemnation.

The sports minister today announced that the Government is “minded to support the wider roll-out of licensed standing areas” for the start of next season.

Earlier this month, supporter representatives from FSA Cymru met with the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and senior figures from the Welsh police to discuss issues impacting Wales fans.

Wales are heading out to Poland at the start of June for their UEFA Nations League campaign and FSA Cymru have another handy guide for those of you making the trip.

FC Alania Vladikavkaz provide this week’s #ICYMI with an ingenious / ludicrous (delete as appropriate) free kick routine that almost, almost pays off. Not sure they can get away with this one again.

Reading have announced that they are dropping the £20 away ticket price cap for fans visiting the Madejski Stadium – unless other clubs in the EFL offer reciprocal deals.

Bath City are the latest club to promote the diversity of their supporters with a “My Club, My Shirt” project – celebrating their fans with a portrait exhibition at their final home game earlier this month.

Last weekend’s FA Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool might have been short on goals, even if it was a great game, but viewers will have noticed an abundance of smoke bombs.

Blackpool’s teenage striker Jake Daniels yesterday became the first professional footballer in more than 30 years to come out while playing. 

You may remember a few weeks back Dimitri Payet smashing in a thunderous volley for Marseilles in what was a real contender for the next Puskás Award. And this week CRB foward Anselmo Ramon shows he knows a thing or two about whacking in a volley from miles out, too. Terrific stuff.

Fan groups across the women’s game have written to their clubs and football authorities to highlight the growing problem of fixture clashes with men’s football.

UEFA today confirmed that their much-criticised Champions League expansion will be going ahead in 2024, but some concessions have been made following supporter lobbying.