INTERVIEW: JOURNALIST FELIX TAMSUT
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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.
SRA OPEN LETTER TO FIFA ON IRAN STADIUM BAN
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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.”
Lancement de l'enquête FSE AWAY FANS SURVEY 2019/20 pour les supporters des équipes nationales
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Les supporters de football doivent faire face à de nombreux challenges quand ils se déplacent pour suivre leur équipe à l’étranger dans le cadre des compétitions UEFA: calendriers tardifs, obligations de visa, prix des billets, police agressive, etc. Afin d’obtenir une amélioration de la situation pour les supporters visiteurs, Football Supporters Europe (FSE) recueille pour la 3ème saison consécutive leurs observations sur les conditions d’accueil.
INTERVIEW: FASFE ON PLANS TO HOST SPANISH SUPERCUP IN SAUDI ARABIA
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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.
FSE LAUNCH 2019/20 AWAY FANS SURVEY
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Football fans face several challenges when traveling to watch their team play in European competitions, 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.
FIRST MEETING OF OUT! PARTNERS A SUCCESS
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Fans, fans’ groups, and other stakeholders from across the continent convened at the London Stadium, home of West Ham United, last weekend for the first strategic network meeting of OUT!, a Football Supporters Europe-led (FSE) initiative aimed at tackling homophobia in football.
FAN DIALOGUE LEADS TO UEFA ADOPTING AWAY PRICE CAP FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND EUROPA LEAGUE
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FSE & FSV DE FEIJENOORDER CALL ON UEFA TO CONSIDER IMPACT OF SANCTIONS ON AWAY FANS
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In a recent letter addressed to UEFA, Football Supporters Europe and the Feyenoord Rotterdam supporters’ umbrella organisation FSV De Feijenoorder expressed their concern about the organisation of the UEFA Europa League qualifying fixture between FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Feyenoord Rotterdam, which took place at the Boris Paichadze Stadium on the evening of 15th August, 2019.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2020 SUMMER NETWORK MEETING NOW OPEN
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FSE hereby invite member organisations to apply to host our Summer Network Meeting in 2020.
FIRST OUT! MEETING TO BE HELD IN LONDON
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The first strategic meeting of OUT! will take place on Friday 6th September, 2019, at the London Stadium, home to West Ham United Football Club. The event will be attended by the main partners of the initiative—Pride in Football (PiF), Fußballfans gegen Homophobie (FFGH), the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA), and Football Supporters Europe—and advisory board members.
The transnational network meeting, or workshop, will be hosted on 7th September as part of the PiF annual meeting. Participants from Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Poland and Belgium will contribute to the OUT! workshop, sharing experiences and good practice. OUT! aims to fight homophobia and empower LGBT+ stakeholders, and the workshop will look at how to achieve these aims by working with fans.
You can find the full agenda here.
For more information about OUT! visit the website.
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OUT! is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and supported by UEFA, QFF, and FIFPro.
INTERVIEW: FSA FAIRCOP
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Amanda Jacks is the caseworker for the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), the national organisation that represents English and Welsh fans. Last week, we spoke to Amanda about security and policing at football matches.