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It’s not often that the international break provides one of the biggest moments in a Premier League season, but last Friday’s news that Everton were going to be docked 10 points for a breach of the profitability and sustainability rules looks set to be the story of the season.

Sheffield Wednesday Women’s Supporters Group formed in April 2023 and hit the headlines with some fantastic fundraising work earlier this season in response to an incident at Hillsborough. In one of our Fan Group In Focus features they explain more…

Football Supporters’ Association response to today’s (17th November 2023) Premier League statement that Everton will receive an immediate 10-point deduction for a breach of the profitability and sustainability rules:

Supporter representatives from the FSA’s National Game Network met with the general manager of the National League last month to discuss a range of issues affecting clubs in Steps 1 and 2 of the non-league game.

We’ve featured goals from the top of the game to the grassroots and this week it’s the latter with Sunday League side Chells Rovers grabbing a ridiculous late winner. Hat-tip to ICYMI GOAT James Dart.

Congratulations are in order to FSA members the Official Accrington Stanley Supporters Trust (OASST) who have been awarded a King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and equivalent to an MBE. 

England are off to North Macedonia in a week’s time as their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign continues – and our Free Lions team have produced another useful guide for those of you making the trip.

Wales are heading out to Armenia this weekend for their latest European Championship qualifying game and FSA Cymru have another handy guide for those of you making the trip.

This week’s ICYMI – courtesy of Feyenoord against RKC Waalwijk – is all about those nagging feelings we have about modern football. A dive, a soft penalty, a farcical-multiple-minutes-long-drawn-out–VAR-review, an equally idiotic attempt at a panenka penalty. All the hits.

The Fans for Diversity fund brought together two supporter groups this past weekend to celebrate Diwali and Bandi Chhoor – highlights of the Hindu and Sikh religious calendars.

MPs from across the political spectrum yesterday backed the Government’s commitment to an independent football regulator at a Parliamentary debate held by Reading East MP Matt Rodda – whose local club is in crisis mode.

In April 2021 six clubs from the Premier League attempted to rip up more than a century of tradition by creating a stitched-up European Super League with a handful of other clubs across the continent. 

Dutch giants Ajax are currently near the bottom of Eredivisie and are having a terrible season by all accounts with just two wins. Their dreadful form culminated in a 5-2 thrashing at longtime rivals PSV this week and Brian Brobbey’s profligate finishing is hardly helping matters. Comedic stuff.

We are pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2023 Football Supporters’ Association Awards – voting is open now and fans can back their favourites here. 84 candidates will battle it out across 14 categories, recognising everything from the best players of the past year to the best podcasts and fanzines.

For many years, the football authorities in England and Wales argued that the game did not need a regulator. Football, they said, could look after itself. Clearly, that was not the case. And so now, following the Fan-led Review, the Government has said there is going to be a regulator.

Fulham fans will protest ahead of Saturday’s home game against Manchester United over fears that the club’s ‘completely misguided’ ticketing policy will price loyal supporters out of the game.

The FSA and FA are encouraging supporters who want to help generate an even better atmosphere at future Lionesses internationals to secure their seats in the “singing section” for the upcoming away trip to Hampden Park.

The Lionesses are in Belgium tonight for their latest UEFA Nations League qualifier, following on from Friday’s 1-0 win against tonight’s hosts at Wembley.

Supporter organisations across the FSA’s Premier League Network have united in opposition to the decision made by the league and Sky Sports to show Wolves vs Chelsea on Christmas Eve 2023 – the first time such a scheduling decision has been made since 1995.

Grimsby Town may be five games without a win (and have lost the last two games 3-2) but there were still some laughs to be had at Blundell Park this week when Colchester conspired to score one of the best own goals we’ve seen in some time. Pure poetry.