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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 27 August 2012

The FSE member and national fans association FASFE have launched a campaign on kick-off times to achieve better conditions for fans and families in Spanish football

Some years ago, Spanish football authorities decided on kick-off times for matches and a timetable which are considered unfriendly by many Spanish supporters, especially those with children, with some matches being kicked of as late as 21:30 PM on Sundays or at 21:00 PM on Monday.

Very recently, Spanish football authorities have decided that three matches on the first matchday of the season (on saturday, sunday and monday) and two matches on the second matchday (sarturday and sunday) are due to be kicked off at 23.00hrs plus one more on monday at 22:00 PM.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 23 August 2012

Get involved in the FARE Action Weeks Against Discrimination from 16-31 October 2012!

Take a stand and show as football supporters across Europe that you want a football without racism and discrimination and get involved in this year’s FARE Action Weeks under the motto “We are football people”!

Fans’ groups, NGOs, associations and others from more than 40 countries are invited to organize whichever activity they want that can promote an inclusive football for all and/or an opposition towards all those who are working against this.

As FSE members we stand up for the opposition against any form of discrimination of any individuals on any grounds  including the following: ethnic origin, ability, religion and belief, gender, sexual orientation and age. This belief forms an integral part of our core principles.

Discrimination shall have no place anywhere inside or outside our football stadia!

This year, there is also several possibilities for fans’ groups and others to get financial support for their actions during the FARE Action Week 2012:

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 23 August 2012

As FSE, we're hereby documenting the latest news from our members from the Football Supporters Federation (FSF), the national fans' federation from England and Wales, on their important Safe Standing Campaign:

Peterborough United chief executive Bob Symns has given his backing to the Football Supporters’ Federation’s (FSF) Safe Standing Campaign. Symns even offered to use the club’s London Road ground to trial safe standing areas if Parliament and the football authorities would authorise it.

Symns made the announcement before the Posh’s friendly match at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday 1st August 2012. In a neat twist Villa’s chief executive Paul Faulkner is another supporter of safe standing.

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Written by Glorious Mess

Published: 16 July 2012

Football supporters from across the continent unanimously adopted a resolution calling for FIFA President Sepp Blatters immediate resignation in the light of his involvement in the latest bribery scandal around FIFA Honorary President Havelange detailed in documents made public by the Swiss Supreme Court.  

The motion was passed by the General Meeting of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) at its annual European Football Fans’ Congress which took place in Istanbul/Turkey from 13-15 July 2012. FSE is the independent democratic network of football supporters across Europe currently representing more than 3 million football supporters in 41 countries. The three day event in Istanbul was hosted by fans groups from rival clubs Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Galatasaray who worked together for the first time.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 06 July 2012

Football supporters from 32 European countries to come together in Istanbul for the 5^th European Football Fans’ Congress 2012 from 13-15 July 2012.

Fans groups from Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas jointly initiated first national fans’ network meeting and panel discussion on fans’ dialogue with institutions in Turkey.

Football supporters organised in the independent and democratic continental fans’ network Football Supporters Europe (FSE), the main interlocutor of UEFA on fans issues, have joined forces with Turkish fans make their voice heard not inside but outside the stands: at the 5^th European Football Fans’ Congress which will take place in Istanbul at Halic Conference Center from 13-15 July 2012. After London, Hamburg, Barcelona, Copenhagen & Brondby, FSE members from the fans’ group ÜNIFEB from Fenerbahce initiated that the biggest annual event of FSE is this year hosted in Istanbul. A local organising group involving fans’ groups from Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Galatasaray was subsequently established and has since jointly prepared an extensive three day programme together with the executive Committee of FSE.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 02 July 2012

The Mondiali Antirazzisti, the anti-racism World Cup is an event initiated by the FSE members from Progetto Ultra-UISP Emilia Romagna in collaboration with Istoreco, the institute on the history of resistance of Emilia Romagna (against the national-socialist regime in Italy).

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Written by FSE Fans Action Fund

Published: 02 July 2012

Media work is important to us because one of our objectives is to change the usually one-sided, negative media coverage on fans and contribute to a more differentiated view on football supporters and a greater understanding of the different forms of fan culture.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 13 June 2012

As FSE Fans' Embassy Division, we noted that there have been unsavory incidents to date during Euro 2012, mainly occuring in Poland, and mainly confined to small groups.

Some Polish people were mobilising for counter-action after Russian fans had been involved in violent clashes with volunteer stewards after the Czech game on Saturday. On top of that, there was an official and approved march taking place by the Russians for their independence day across the river Vistula leading up to the game. This seems to have exacerbated the situation in connection with the emotional historical aspect interlinked with the symbolic encounter of the two countries at this football match.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 11 June 2012

Following allegations of monkey chants at yesterday's match of Spain vs Italy, we're hereby publishing the observations of the mobile Fans' Embassy of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) for Spanish supporters who were present inside the stadium when the incident occurred.

Thomas Herzog, member of the FSE Fans Embassy team for Spanish supporters describes the situation as follows: "We were present during the match inside the football stadium and stayed inside the stand of the Spanish supporters over the entire course of the match. At some point during the match then, about 200 supporters started monkey chants when the Italian player Mario Balotelli touched the ball.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 11 June 2012

The team of the mobile Fans' Embassy for Russian supporters of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) wants to contribute to a differentiated perspective and hence respond to statements saying that while taking a corner kick during the match between Russia and the Czech Republic, Czech defender Teodor Gebre Selassie was racially abused by Russian supporters.

The Russian Fans' Embassy team is part of FSE, an organisation committed to opposing racism and all other forms of discrimination in football. Representatives of the Russian mobile fans embassy were present in the Russian sector of the stadium and were monitoring events throughout the game.