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Having crashed out of the Champions League group stage last year with a record -20 goal difference, Rangers once again hit the buffers hard with a 7-3 aggregate defeat at the hands of PSV in the qualifying round. And Connor Goldson’s own goal proved to be a particular lowlight…

In the past year Chelsea have broken the British transfer fee twice, paying £105m for Enzo Fernandez and a reported £100m plus add ons for Moises Caicedo. Their playing squad cost somewhere in the region of £1bn to assemble.

It was with sadness this weekend that we learnt of the death of Steve Powell – longtime supporter activist and friend of the FSA. Born in 1956, Arsenal fan Steve was a former staff member for the Football Supporters’ Federation (one of our predecessor organisations) and founder-member of Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association (AISA).

There’s still everything to play for in the Braga vs Panathinaikos Champions League qualifier, which ended 2-1 to the Portuguese side after the first 90 minutes. If the Greek side don’t make it through when the return leg comes to Athens, Andraž Šporar may well be thinking of this open goal miss for a while.

The ongoing crisis at Southend United continues as the club were yesterday given a 10-point deduction by the National League after once again failing to pay an existing tax bill.

Football Pride – an event from Football v Homophobia promoting LGBT+ voices across the game – is returning at Manchester Pride this weekend.

Hundreds of Tottenham Hotspur supporters staged a protest ahead of the club’s home match against Manchester United this weekend over the decision to increase matchday ticket prices for the 2023-24 season.

Inter Miami FC are through to the final of the Leagues Cup – an annual tournament between club teams in MLS and Mexican football – after a barnstorming match against Dallas in the round of 16. Messi and his new teammates scraped through on penalties after the game finished 4-4. Two of those eight goals came courtesy of the best/worst own goals we’ve seen this summer. A classic.

As we get into the 2023-24 season, it’s become clear that football fans across the country are coming out of a summer of ticket price hikes. Many clubs have raised their season ticket and matchday prices across the board despite the ongoing cost of living crisis.

As the new season gets under way Dulwich Hamlet have made improvements to Champion Hill – with help from the Fans for Diversity fund – that they hope will encourage more people from the community to stop by the Isthmian League side.

England fans have been reporting issues with the Women’s World Cup ticketing system all tournament, but thanks to work from the Free Lionesses team the vast majority of travelling England fans should make tomorrow’s semi-final.

Accrington Stanley’s run in the League Cup is already over despite holding Bradford City 1-1 at the Crown Ground this week. The ‘Owd Reds were unlucky though, losing on penalties – the lowlight of which was Korede Adedoyin’s comical slip and miss combo. A night to forget for the former-Everton youngster.

West Ham United fans have criticised their club for increasing the age for concessionary tickets for older fans to 66 – and have launched a petition against the move.

It is with sadness that we learnt of the death of Tranmere Rovers Supporters’ Trust chair Ben Harrison. A long-time friend of the FSA and someone who gave countless hours of his time to help others, Ben will be sorely missed by those who knew him. 

Healthy, well-run supporter organisations at club level are vital to the success of the FSA’s national campaign work, which is why we offer training on critical board-level roles to all of our member groups.

The 2023-24 season kicked-off this weekend and with it the traditional Community Shield curtain-raiser. There was some controversy ahead of the Wembley fixture this year, however, after Manchester City fans criticised the FA and broadcasters over the late kick-off time.

The Europa Conference League is underway already and its setting a high standard for game management early on, as evidenced this week by Younès Belhanda channeling his inner Souness with a ridiculous backpass for Adana Demirspor.

This week it was announced that a new regional umbrella supporter organisation representing LGBT+ supporters has been created – covering Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Earlier this year, we surveyed almost 10,000 football supporters to get their thoughts on the state of the game – the biggest survey of fans by fans since our last census in 2017.

Tottenham Hotspur are under fire from their own fans who have criticised the club for “exploiting our loyalty” with the planned 2023-24 matchday ticket prices.