Posted on 9th February 2012
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Spectacular backheel goals seem to be sweeping the world. Last week Bolivia’s Erlan Mealla was at it with an absurd scorpion kick and now it’s the turn of Genoa’s Rodrigo Palacio. The Argentine was facing Lazio when he pulled this off. Did he mean it? Maybe. Have we watched it repeatedly and still not worked out exactly how he does it? Definitely.
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Today as part of our Mental Health Awareness week activity one of the volunteers who was instrumental in the creation of the #TerraceTalk campaign, Paul Severn of Nottingham Forest Supporters Trust, tells us why football is an important vehicle for talking about mental health problems…
The international break is in full swing – England’s women drew 3-3 with Belgium last week, and are now preparing in Norway for tonight’s friendly in Bergen. We caught up with Lionesses fan Louise Smith to find out more about what it’s like following the national team, her experiences of the World Cup and how the Lionesses are inspiring a new generation to get involved in the game.
Liverpool supporters have expressed concerns about Qatar’s labour and human rights record ahead of the club’s trip to the Gulf state in December.
Supporter organisations around the globe have come together to sign a statement condemning FIFA’s plans for a two-year world cup cycle.
