RISING NUMBER OF TRAVEL BANS LEADS TO POTENTIAL SECURITY RISKS
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Football Supporters Europe (FSE) monitors a worrying trend prohibiting more and more fans from following their teams abroad during European club competitions.
Much to FSE´s disappointment, stadium closures and away travel bans are still widely used forms of collective punishment in European football, whether at UEFA or domestic level.
FSE SURVEY ON AWAY FANS AT EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS
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Football Supporters Europe (FSE) launched their survey on away fans’ experiences in the European club competitions.
As agreed during the last European Football Fans Congress (#EFFC2017) in Belgium, the survey on fan issues at Champions League and Europa League matches marks the first step in FSE’s efforts to reach minimum standards for European football supporters following their teams across the continent.
NATIONWIDE PROTEST ON NEW DUTCH SUPERCUP FORMAT AT THE COMING WEEKEND
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The Netherlands will see the first protest of all Dutch supporters associations when Feyenoord Rotterdam and Vitesse Arnhem compete for the Johan Cruijff Schaal (Dutch Supercup) on 5 August.
The campaign against the new format of the Supercup was launched by Vitesse Arnhem supporters and is backed by fans from all over the country who are organized in our membership association Supporterscollectief Nederland.
#EFFC2017: FOOTBALL FANS SET THEIR AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE
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From 6 to 9 July 2017, more than 300 fans from all over Europe joined Football Supporters Europe’s (FSE) European Football Fans Congress in Gent and Lokeren in order to set tracks for their future work.
With the input from FSE members and the local organising team, a broad-ranged #EFFC2017 programme took place, allowing exchanges between supporters and other football stakeholders on the most pressing issues for football fans in Europe.
FSE STATEMENT ON THE LATEST INDEPENDENT STUDY ON PYRTOTECHNICS
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Last Monday (3rd of July 2017) UEFA published a report regarding the safety of using pyrotechnics inside football stadiums.
In 2016 Football Supporters Europe accepted an invitation from UEFA to take part in a working group on pyrotechnics. We regarded this involvement of a voice for football supporters as a welcome improvement on the previous practice of these discussions taking place over our heads and without fans´ participation.
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL FANS CONGRESS KICKS OFF IN BELGIUM
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From 6 to 9 July 2017, Football Supporters Europe (FSE) gather for its European Football Fans Congress in Gent and Lokeren.
More than 300 fan activists from the FSE network and beyond are expected.
#EFFC2017 - PARTICIPANTS INFO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
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As in the recent years we produced a pocket guide for our European Football Fans Congress.
Participants can find it in this article.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXHIBITION “FAN.TASTIC FEMALES - FOOTBALL HER.STORY”
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Dear FSE members and friends,
On March 8th, we announced the member driven project “Fan.Tastic Females” which will be a grand exhibition telling not only the history of women football supporters, but also showing the diversity of female fans inside the stands today.
The exhibition will in due time be travelling around Europe – accompanied by a website with substantial information.
FAN INFO FOR THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2017 IN CARDIFF
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Travelling to the UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff?
Get the official UEFA fan leaflets here!
UPDATE - #EFFC2017 PROGRAMME
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Together with our local partners, we have now finalized the list of workshops and plenary sessions for this year’s European Football Fans Congress (#EFFC2017).
#EFFC2017 will take place in Gent and Lokeren (Belgium) from 6 to 9 July.
FAN INFO FOR THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL 2017 IN STOCKHOLM
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Travelling to the UEFA Europa League Final in Stockholm this week?
Get the official UEFA fan leaflets here!