JOINT STATEMENT ON OM/EINTRACHT AWAY TRAVEL BAN
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- Written by Nicole Winkelhake
Thursday, 20 September 2018
09:00
Last 19th of May, Eintracht Frankfurt fans were not only celebrating their club’s victory in the German Cup, but also their return to UEFA competitions after 5 years of absence. The first away game of Eintracht’s 2018-19 European campaign was meant to be a celebration, with thousands of fans following their team.
UEFA’s sanction against Olympique de Marseille casted a first shadow on Eintracht’s return, its supporters being the “collateral victims” of a disciplinary decision against the French club. By imposing OM to play its first home game behind closed doors, UEFA’s disciplinary body did not only punish tens thousands of local fans for the behavior of a few and the club’s failure to meet its obligations, but it also deprived Eintracht fans from their right to support their team. This stadium closure is nothing but a collective punishment and we are calling UEFA to put an end to these unfair measures.
2018-19 UEFA Club Competitions kick-off: FSE reiterates its call for reasonable Away Ticket pricing
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- Written by Nicole Winkelhake
During the 2017-18 season, football supporters following their team abroad for UEFA Champions League or Europa League matches repeatedly suffered from excessive ticket prices. Over the course of the competitions, a number of clubs set, or attempted to set, prices for away supporters that breached the intent of Article 19 of the UEFA Safety & Security Regulations, which requires away supporters to be charged no more than home supporters seated in a comparable category.
This resulted in multiple cases when away fans had to pay more than double the effective prices for home supporters. RCS Anderlecht and FC Sevilla even reached the record price of 100EUR in the away sector. Regrettably, at least one case is already recorded this season for the forthcoming fixture between FC Valencia and Manchester United. These unfair, punitive prices raise concerns on the capacity of a growing number of dedicated football fans to follow their club abroad. The presence of those away fans in substantial numbers is a key part of the spectacle and atmosphere of UEFA Club Competitions.
FSE SURVEY ON AWAY FANS AT EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS 2018-19 KICKS OFF
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- Written by Philipp Markhardt
Following on from last year FSE is appealing to all travelling supporters to share their experiences abroad by filling in the FSE Away Fans Survey.
Football fans are facing various challenges when traveling to their team’s European away matches, from late fixtures to visa requirements, ticket prices or policing style. In order to reach an improvement of the situation for away fans, Football Supporters Europe (in cooperation with FanVox) launched in 2017 a survey to monitor conditions in away sectors.
FAN.TASTIC FEMALES EXHIBITION KICKS OFF IN HAMBURG ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2018
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- Written by Philipp Markhardt
Since April 2017 a team of nearly 70 volunteers has been working on this unique exhibition on female football fans which now will go on a tour throughout Europe.
The exhibition tour starts on 8 September (St. Pauli Museum / Hamburg) including various events related to the topic. The full program and further information on the exhibition itself can be found here. Tour dates are already set until March 2019, further applications to host the exhibition (up until October 2019) have been placed already.
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL FANS CONGRESS: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
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- Written by Philipp Markhardt
The FSE Summer Network Meeting 2018 is just over and we are already focusing on our biennial European Football Fans Congress (EFFC).
The EFFC of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) takes place every second year and is the biggest gathering of football fans of its kind, and the only event where they can regularly exchange views with decision-makers and stakeholders in international football.
FSE’S SUMMER NETWORK MEETING IN GIJÓN: ACTIVE DAYS IN THE NORTH OF SPAIN
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From 19 to 22 July 2018, supporters representatives from over 20 European countries met in the Asturian seaside city for the second edition of FSE’s Summer Network Meeting.
The 2018 edition was hosted by UNIPES - the second largest coordination of Peñas in Gijón with 42 member organisations, in association with the national umbrella organisation FASFE. Together they organised an extensive programme which allowed the participants to discover Spanish fan activism, discuss the common challenges faced by all away fans in Spain and exchanges good practices based on various European experiences.
FSE SUMMER NETWORK MEETING KICKS OFF
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FSE’s Summer Network Meeting in Gijón / Spain kicks off today.
From 19 to 22 July 2018 Europe’s biggest fans organisation is gathering in the Asturian seaside city.
FSE SUMMER NETWORK MEETING: REGISTRATIONS CLOSING AT 16 JULY
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As announced in March, the 2nd FSE Summer Network Meeting will take place in Gijón / Spain.
Registrations are still open until 16 July 2018.
ALCOHOL DISTRIBUTION AT UEFA COMPETITIONS: FSE WELCOMES THE DECISION OF THE UEFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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At its latest meeting in Kiev, UEFA’s Executive Committee amended its regulation on the distribution of alcohol, which is now permitted within the limits of national and local laws.
FSE welcomes this decision.
WORLD CUP 2018: FSE IS LOOKING BACK TO A SUCCESSFUL FIRST WEEK OF TOURNAMENT
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Football Supporters Europe, coordinator of the programme Fans’ Embassies at 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, is monitoring the level of safety, security and services of the tournament. The end of the first week of the competition provides the opportunity to carry out a preliminary assessment.
During the whole tournament, FSE is coordinating and facilitating a whole range of fans’ activities, with the support of the Russian Football Union, Rosturism and the host cities. The 1st week of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia has seen FSE member associations and partners organizing Fans’ Embassies, fanwalks and friendly matches between supporters in every host city of the competition. Fans and supporters’ organisations from 20 participating nations are involved in the project.
LAUNCH OF THE FANS’ EMBASSIES AT WORLD CUP 2018 PROGRAMME
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Fans’ Embassies at World Cup 2018 were launched on 13 June 2018 on the occasion of a press conference held by Football Supporters Europe in Moscow.
Elena Erkina (Fans’ Embassy Russia), Robert Ustian (FSE Committee) and Ronan Evain (FSE CEO) presented to media representatives the scope of the project and commented on the state of preparation of the competition.