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Written by Jim

Published: 17 December 2019

Football Supporters Europe (FSE) are pleased to announce that the second transnational network meeting of ‘OUT! – Fighting Homophobia and Empowering LGBT+ Stakeholders in Football’ will take place on Thursday, 23rd January 2020, at Signal Iduna Park/Westfalenstadion, home to Borussia Dortmund.

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Written by Jim

Published: 05 December 2019

On 17th November, Germany played Belgium in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier. The game was hosted at the Schwarzwald-Stadion, home to Bundesliga side SC Freiburg. 

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Written by Jim

Published: 22 November 2019

Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the Iranian regime has banned women and girls from entering football stadia. In response, a determined group of female activists operating under the name Open Stadiums have sought to challenge this unfair policy. FSE and the Sports Rights Alliance have backed them from the beginning.

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Written by Jim

Published: 10 November 2019

Last month, representatives from Football Supporters Europe (FSE) and SD Europe attended a meeting of the European Leagues Club Advisory Platform (CAP) in London.

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Written by Jim

Published: 31 October 2019

The FSE Board convened in an unseasonably warm Munich last week (25^th to 26^th October) with a view to tackling some of the most pressing issues and action points that arose from the European Football Fans Congress in Lisbon. The meeting was kindly hosted by Club Nr. 12 e. V, an association of active FC Bayern München fans and a long-standing member of our network.

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Written by Jim

Published: 29 October 2019

 PROJECT MANAGER (FULL-TIME, 10 MONTHS) AT FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS EUROPE e. V                                                             

Football Supporters Europe eV (FSE) is an independent, democratic, and non-profit association of football fans, with members in over 45 UEFA nations. FSE organises and supports campaigns on subjects relevant to supporters, provides advice and guidance to supporters' organisations, and liaises with institutions and governing bodies to represent supporters' perspectives and interests.

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Written by Jim

Published: 15 October 2019

Felix Tamsut is a journalist who writes about supporters’ issues for Duetsche Welle. Last week, FSE spoke to Felix about his footballing backstory, as well as the factors that drove him to focus his attention on the terraces, rather than the pitch.

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Written by Jim

Published: 10 October 2019

President Infantino,

The Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA), a global coalition of NGOs and trade unions committed to embedding human rights and anti-corruption in world sport, is dismayed by the tragic events last month in Iran, in which Sahar Khodayari, 29 years old, died from her wounds after setting herself on fire outside the court where she faced charges for “appearing in public without a hijab.”

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Written by Jim

Published: 09 October 2019

Football fans face several challenges when travelling to watch their national team play, from late fixtures and visa requirements to high tickets prices and aggressive policing. In order to improve this situation, Football Supporters Europe (FSE) will continue to monitor conditions in away sectors for the third consecutive season.

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Written by Jim

Published: 04 October 2019

Earlier this year, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced controversial plans to change the format of the Supercopa de España for the 2019/20 season. With the competition’s first game fast approaching, FSE spoke to the General Secretary of national supporters’ organisation Federación de Accionistas y Socios del Fútbol Español (FASFE), Emilio Abejón, about this development and the potential for fans to have their voices heard.