Posted on 15th December 2016
The organisers of ‘Kitmas‘ – a grassroots-led campaign to brighten up Christmas for struggling families around the country – are once again urging fans to donate football kits this December.
Posted on 15th December 2016
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
The recent football-related child abuse revelations have shocked and moved many Football Supporters’ Federation members. The question of abuse in football is not just an issue for clubs and the national authorities, it concerns everyone involved in the game, in whatever capacity.
Many supporters are parents, and we make specific efforts to attract the next generation of fans to the game. Many supporters have themselves been through the system of youth football and been coached as youngsters and may feel personally affected by the revelations. In the circumstances, it is appropriate that the views of football supporters are heard on this difficult subject.
The Football Abuse Helpline (set-up by the FA with the NSPCC) is available 24 hours a day on 0800 023 2642. You can also contact NSPCC (0808 800 5000) or ChildLine (0800 1111). The Offside Trust is an independent trust set up by survivors of abuse in football to support players and their families. Anyone who has information regarding child abuse should phone the police on 101 or 999 (emergency).
The organisers of ‘Kitmas‘ – a grassroots-led campaign to brighten up Christmas for struggling families around the country – are once again urging fans to donate football kits this December.
Not all supporters know how to report hate crime incidents, be they online or at the match, so we thought it would be useful to explain how.
While last night the vast majority of football supporters saw a talented young team fight its way to the Euro 2020 final, some pathetic individuals saw an opportunity to throw online racist abuse at those very same players.
Research commissioned by the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) found there was a 48% increase in unmoderated racist online abuse in the second half of the 2020-21 football season, with 50% of abusive accounts coming from the UK.