La Liga’s tired idea to export a game to Miami has once again collapsed: Villarreal vs FC Barcelona will be played where it belongs – in Villarreal. Common sense and the rules of the game have prevailed. This is a seismic victory for European football and everyone who believes the game belongs at the heart of our communities – now it’s time for Serie A to drop its plans too. Once
When supporters, clubs, governing bodies, and institutions came together to resist the so-called European super league in 2021, one concept played a key role in the defence against it: the European Sport Model. At the time, it might have sounded like academic jargon. But in reality, it lays out the essence of what makes European football’s identity. Below, we outline why it is still worth pro
Football Supporters Europe (FSE) welcomes UEFA’s clear opposition to domestic league matches being staged abroad following consultation with stakeholders and widespread objections from across the European and global football community. (more…)
For the latest instalment of Football Supporters Europe’s (FSE) SLO Spotlight series, we head to Denmark’s Superliga to feature FC Midtjylland. Yakub Kan has been the club’s Supporter Liaison Officer (SLO) for four years. He is yet another SLO to feature in our series to have emerged from his club’s terraces as a supporter himself. (more…)
Football Supporters Europe (FSE) notes today’s statement by UEFA following their Executive Committee meeting in Tirana, which commits to taking a considered and measured approach to any decision regarding the possibility of playing domestic league matches abroad. We welcome UEFA’s commitment to meaningful consultation in the coming weeks with all football stakeholders, to ensure any deci
We, supporters’ groups from across Europe, representing millions of football fans, express our firm opposition to the ongoing attempt to subvert the rules of the game by allowing leagues to relocate games elsewhere around the world. (more…)