In February 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 first group awarded funds is the No Borders Kitchen, which operates from the Greek island of Samos. Turkey is only 2.2 km away and on a daily basis, refugees are making the perilous
More than 150 participants from 26 countries meet in Paris to prepare supporters’ services during UEFA EURO 2016. French Secretary of State for Sports, Thierry Braillard, will address the conference. On 03 and 04 March 2016, Football Supporters Europe (FSE) and the Fédération Française de Football (F.F.F.) are hosting a conference – supported by UEFA - on
“Let’s be clear. There is no time to waste in taking action to prevent human rights abuses linked to the World Cups in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022” – Sylvia Schenk, Transparency International Germany FIFA still has to prove it is serious about dealing with human rights abuses and corruption linked to the World Cup. Not one of the organisation’s presidential candi
More than 100 supporter umbrella groups from 18 countries call for UEFA to reconsider its disciplinary policy on racism. With the kick-off of the next round of European club competition matches, Dynamo Kyiv was originally sanctioned to play their Champions League game against Manchester City behind closed doors. For Manchester City fans, this would have been the second successive year after being
As members of Football Supporters Europe (FSE), we’re very happy to inform you that finally the dates and hosts for the 1st ever FSE SUMMER NETWORK MEETING are set! The 1st FSE SUMMER NETWORK MEETING will take place from 14 JULY 2016 – 17 JULY 2016 in Izmir in Turkey! The gathering will be hosted by our dear friends and members from the supporters rights union TARAFTAR HAKLARI DER
On 3 and 4 March 2016, FSE and the Fédération Française de Football (F.F.F.) are hosting a conference on Fans’ Embassies at EURO 2016 in Paris. We want to give stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the implementation of Fans’ Embassies during the tournament and their role in the wider fan hosting concept to contribute to a festive atmosphere at EURO2016