Posted on 12th 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.
If you know anyone affected by the reports, or if you want to discuss any concerns, many avenues of support are available:
Anyone who has information regarding child abuse should phone the police on 101 or 999 (emergency).
For almost 25 years now, the Free Lions team have been following England home and away providing England fans with on-the-ground support and information through our Fans’ Embassy service. They’re no strangers to the controversies surrounding the Three Lions’ support and today have issued the following comment on the pre-match booing of the England players before their fixture against Romania…
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.
