Showing articles from the year 2024
Clear filterChristmas is a busy time for matchgoing fans with a packed fixture schedule and, for some, lots of alcohol. Occasionally even too much. The vast majority of matches pass without major incident but sometimes things do go wrong for individual supporters.
The Football Governance Bill is being debated in the House of Lords and some Conservatives are tying themselves in knots trying to find reasons why an idea their party supported during the election campaign is now a threat to the game.
The Football Supporters’ Association meets regularly with the football authorities as part of the supporter engagement process, and both our Premier League and EFL Network representatives met with league officials last month.
Our final #ICYMI of the year shows us that the future of goalkeeping howlers is in good hands, with this week’s unfortunate spotlight falling on Tottenham Hotspur’s U21 goalkeeper Aaron Maguire.
Tom Greatrex, chair of the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), said: “We’d never underestimate the appetite of the greediest executives in world football to try and exploit supporter loyalty, so
It’s been an extremely busy year for the Fans for Diversity campaign – a partnership established by the FSA and Kick It Out back in 2014 – as it celebrated its 10th anniversary by continuing to open up football for all.
Atalanta almost got something against Real Madrid’s collection of megastars in the Champions League this week. Mateo Retegui should have salvaged a point for the home side in the 94th minute but he skied his effort with the goal gaping.
FSA supporter reprenstatives who sit on the FA Council – FSA chair Tom Greatrex and vice-chair Chris Paouros – have written to the FA chief executive Mark Bullingham and the FA board regarding the FIFA bidding process for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups.
Once again supporters have very serious misgivings about how these World Cups were awarded and questions around the supporter experience, particularly in Saudi Arabia. The echoes of Qatar 2022 are undeniable – an opaque awards process alongside the ludicrous pretence that 2034 will be a summer tournament. On top of that human rights criti
The draw for the Women’s 2025 European Championship held in Switzerland is taking place next week and the FA has published a list helpful FAQs for supporters looking to buy tickets.
This season seventh-tier side Stourbridge have been encouraging fans with disabilities along to their men’s first team games thanks to help from the Fans for Diversity campaign.
The decision to extend the FA Cup third round “weekend” across five days has drawn the ire of one affected club – and they’re calling on the FA to move their game.
Dejan Ljubicic had a busy night in the German Cup this week, utlimately helping his FC Köln side squeeze past the ten men of Hertha BSC and into the next round with a winning penalty at the end of extra-time. His most memorable contribution to the game, however, came ten minutes prior – the miss of the season by some distance.
It’s been a busy week for supporters’ groups across the Premier League with another week of #StopExploitingLoyalty protests at top-flight games.
This week Brentford bucked the trend of ever-increasing ticket prices by introducing a new concessionary price for young fans – who will now pay no more than £10 home and away.
This week supporters, football media and industry figures gathered at the Nobu Hotel at Portman Square in London for the 2024 FSA Awards to celebrate the best of the game on and off the pitch. A full round-up of all the winners can be found here and below are the best picture from our ceremony.
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer was crowned Men’s Player of the Year at the Football Supporters’ Association Awards at a ceremony in London this evening – while Manchester City’s Lauren Hemp picked up Women’s Player of the Year.
There was a battle towards the bottom of the idiotically large Champions League table this week, as Sturm Graz hosted Catalan side Girona who are making their debut in Europe’s premier club competition. Girona could have got something from the game had it not been for a legendary miss from Ivan Martin. Ultimately the Austrians took all three points, taking them up to 30th – out of 36 – in the league. Will it matter? Hard to tell. Is anyone enjoying this new format? Who knows.
Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) have written to club CEO Omar Berrada branding the decision to hike ticket prices a “disgrace”. Tickets for the club’s remaining home games will now cost £66 – with absolutely no discount on offer for children or OAPs.
Supporters from four of England’s most famous teams – and two of its most successful cities – will put rivalries aside this Sunday to back the Football Supporters’ Association’s #StopExploitingLoyalty message.
