#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!
NEWS FROM SECOND FANSHIRT
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Football Supporters Europe continues to collect much-needed donations through its #secondfanshirt campaign.
Supporters donate team shirts, which are then sold on online, and the funds collected are then donated to fan-led campaigns welcoming refugees to Europe. This month the FSE Committee decided to make a contribution of 1000 Euros to “Football For All”.
FSE COMMITTEE ON SITE VISIT FOR THE #EFFC2017
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The FSE Committee and staff gathered this week in Gent and Lokeren (Belgium) for their spring meeting and a site visit for the European Football Fans Congress 2017 (#EFFC2017).
The 9th edition of the #EFFC2017 will take place in both cities from 6 to 9 July 2017.
KICK-OFF OF THE FAN.TASTIC FEMALES EXHIBITION
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Right on time for International Womens’ Day 2017, FSE members are starting a European exhibition project about female fan culture – and are calling for you to submit your proposals!
Where there are books or interviews about a football fanbase, women are very rarely the ones telling the story. Likewise, female fans are hardly ever in the center of any legendary fan stories. Much more often, however, the absence of women inside the stands is an issue of both positive and negative comments in football. But is this really reflecting reality?