Posted on 6th June 2019
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Kevin Miles, chief executive of the Football Supporters’ Association, said:
“We unreservedly condemn the anti-social behaviour and violent disorder by a number of England “fans” in Porto last night. We do not want to see that behaviour at all.
“This is exactly the type of incident that Football Banning Orders (FBO) were made for and we’re sure the authorities will be seeking to identify perpetrators.
“While the UK police don’t have powers of arrest in Portugal they can apply for FBOs which stop these people getting into UK stadiums or following England away.
“The most galling aspect of these incidents – which most England fans didn’t witness, let alone condone – is that the rest of us will all suffer as a consequence of the reputation perpetuated by this minority of idiots.
“The FSA and its members reject violence – we don’t want these people at football matches.”
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) are being used in this season’s League Cup and FA Cup as part of IFAB’s world wide trialling of the technology – and on Saturday the scheme caused controversy at Anfield during Liverpool’s fourth round FA Cup tie loss to West Bromwich Albion.
With Croatia serving a two game stadium ban issued to them by UEFA in 2015, England’s first UEFA Nations League match in October later this year is set to be played behind closed doors. Here’s our statement on the matter:
Below is a joint statement from the Football Supporters’ Federation and Supporters Direct following the decisions taken by their respective members last weekend:
Following reports that the EFL will allow its clubs to break the 3pm blackout convention this weekend by broadcasting games to UK audiences via its iFollow service, the FSF has issued the following statement:
