Football fans in Norway have taken another major step towards illustrating their commitment to minimising risks and supporting the responsible use related to pyrotechnics in football: they teamed up with producers to develop safety certificates in line with EU standards that would allow the use of specific pyrotechnical devices inside football grounds. The move followed a development of increasing
On 13 October 2016, representatives of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) were part of a workshop to promote diversity and a discrimination and violence-free environment in international football as part of an International Sports Forum in Dobrograd, Russia. The one-day session was organized by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights in cooperation with FSE and the Russia
Save the date for the 9th #EFFC2017 in Ghent and Lokeren! After a break of two years we will gather in the North of Belgium next summer. So, start planning your trip to enjoy famous Belgian beer and fries - and meet great fan activists from the FSE network and beyond. The European Football Fans Congress of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) takes place every second year and is the biggest gathering
From 05 – 09 October 2016, football fans will host an international conference on homophobia in football The much-discussed coming out of an active professional footballer is still pending. Fans are often seen as the main problem in this process. But other football fans, ones that stand up against homophobia and engage for an open football culture, they exist too. (more…)
The Fans’ Embassies driven by Football Supporters Europe (FSE) look back at their most successful tournament in history: fan volunteers from 19 participating countries were in operation to guide travelling fans through all stages of EURO 2016. In Paris, the Fans’ Embassies met for an evaluation of their work and set tracks for their upcoming challenge: the World Cup 2018 in Russia. (more…
In September 2016 more donations have been awarded by Football Supporters Europe (FSE) for groups working with refugees showing that football fans around the continent welcome refugees fleeing war and persecution. The FSE Committee decided to make contributions of 1000 euros each to two groups from Germany and Croatia. (more…)