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Free Lions 169 - Guide to Sofia
England are off to Sofia as the Three Lions head to Bulgaria for their latest European Championship qualifying match and as always we've produced a handy guide for the trip.
Our Free Lions Fans’ Embassy will once again be on hand to assist travelling England fans and have produced another useful fanzine for those of you heading out to the match.
The Fans’ Embassy service will be on the ground in t...
Free Lions 168 – Guide to Prague
England are back on the road this month as the Three Lions head to the Czech Republic following on from their convincing victories against Kosovo and Bulgaria on home soil.
Our Free Lions Fans’ Embassy will once again be on hand to assist travelling England fans and have produced another useful fanzine for those of you heading out to the match.
The Fans’ Embassy service will be in Prague to offer ...
"People are talking about it, people are watching it"
Ahead of tomorrow’s Lionesses fixture with Brazil at Middlesbrough’s Riverside stadium, we caught up for a chat with former Brazil under-20 international Nadima Skeff. Currently playing and coach at Danish side Odense, we had the opportunity to talk to her about her development in the game, the future for women’s football more generally and, of course, the England vs Brazil fixture.
We’re used to ...
More standing trials needed says Government report
Research commissioned by the Government looking into possible reform of the all-seater legislation has concluded that more trials of standing areas in the top-flight are needed.
The review into standing at football was launched back in June 2018 by then Sports Minister Tracey Crouch following a summer of intense campaigning from supporters – culminating in a Government petition signed by more than...
Nominations open for 2019 FSA Awards
The Football Supporters’ Association Awards in partnership with GambleAware are fast approaching, and we need your help once more in celebrating all that’s good in the game – with nominations now open.
Last year’s Awards saw Mohamed Salah pick up the Men's Player of the Year award, Beth Mead (pictured above) walk away with the Women's Player of the Year trophy and the Sky duo of Gary Neville and M...
Bristol City fans' "significant victory" over police misuse of power
A group of 10 Bristol City fans have gained an out of court settlement from West Midlands Police on the eve of a court hearing into the force's alleged misuse of dispersal powers at a fixture four years ago.
The Robins' fans, who had travelled to the game independently and didn't know each other, were surrounded by WMP officers outside a pub before their away fixture at Birmingham City back in Se...
Fans for Diversity annual review - 2019
It’s been another busy year for the Fans for Diversity campaign as we continue to grow and develop our work across all strands of diversity.
And now you can read about the campaign’s work over the last twelve months in the new Fans for Diversity 2018-19 report.
The report covers the growth of our campaign, which we run in conjunction with Kick It Out, I the following areas:
Fans for Diversity Awar...
FSA Cymru Guide to Slovakia
Wales are scheduled to play Slovakia for their European Championships 2020 qualifying match on Thursday 10th October at the Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava. As ever we've got the usual travel and ticket information available for fans, along with matchday advice and useful phrases.
Download FSA Cymru #56 here or the Welsh language version here.
Important notice
This match could be played behind cl...
Fans for Diversity Award winners announced
The winners of our first Fans for Diversity Awards were announced today, celebrating the work that individuals and fan groups do throughout the football pyramid and across the country.
The awards were handed out at the Fans for Diversity Conference, held at Amnesty International's HQ in London, which saw more than 200 fans, campaigners and figures from the football industry come together to discu...
Football-related arrests: downward trend continues
The almost-decade long decline in football-related arrests shows no signing of stopping according to the latest round of Home Office statistics.
There were 1,381 football-related arrests recorded across the 2018-19 season, a 10% decrease on the previous year. Additionally, the number of active football banning orders also continues to fall, the current 1,771 banning orders in force representing a ...