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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 05 December 2014

...SAY LEADING NGOS, UNIONS AND SPORTS FANS

Human rights and anti-corruption measures must be at the heart of major sporting events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s announcement of new standards around Olympics events must set a high benchmark for the world of sport to clean up its act on human and labour rights and ensure major sporting events are free from corruption, say leading non-governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions and sports fans groups ahead of a key IOC meeting in Monaco next week.

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Written by ein Praktikant

Published: 20 August 2014

GOING TO FOLLOW YOUR TEAM IN EUROPE? DOWNLOAD THE FSE FANS GUIDE APP – 4^th UPDATE !

Maybe you´ve experienced a situation like this before: over many weeks, you wait eagerly for the European draw of your team, you start planning your trip, you check out hostels, pubs, stadium rules, drinking laws and you realize that to be properly prepared for your football trip, you have to retrieve your info from loads of different places and platforms. And on top of that, most of the information is only available in a language you can´t even understand.

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Written by Ren & Stimpy

Published: 10 November 2014

On the 24th and 25th of October FSE was present at the FREE conference on football governance in Loughborough, England.

CEO Daniela Wurbs acted as speaker at the final panel of the conference, ending after two days with presentations on various academic research projects regarding fan involvement in club governance.

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Written by ein Praktikant

Published: 18 August 2014

Fans in Turkey unite during the first Turkish Fan Symposium in Istanbul 

Supporters from across the country met at the first Turkish Fan Symposium with participation and support from international guests and prominent experts and representatives of the Turkish world of sport. 

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Written by Ren & Stimpy

Published: 15 October 2014

From 3^rd to 5^th October the FSE Committee met in Hamburg / Germany for the first time in this football season 2014/2015.

The Committee members discussed with the FSE  Coordinating Office about current actions and future plans such as the EFFC 2015 taking place in Belfast from 3^rd to 5^th July. Here the next steps are to fix the agenda and book venues as well as accommodation for all members and fellow supporters attending the EFFC.  This will be done jointly by an organizing team of around 20 committed FSE members who are working on this already now.

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Written by ein Praktikant

Published: 28 July 2014

Our colours are different but the problems are the same - Turkish Fan symposium takes place in Istanbul on the 2^nd and 3^rd of August

On the 2^nd and 3^rd of August, the first Turkish fan symposium will take place at Maltepe Belediyesi - Türkan Saylan Kültür Merkezi  in Istanbul / Turkey. The symposium aims at gathering all fans who believe that supporters are not a part of the problem, but an integral part of the solution, and who believe that another fan culture in the stadium is possible.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 10 October 2014

In the light of effects of disciplinary sanctions imposed with matches behind closed doors just played at Steaua Bucharest vs Aalborg and CSKA Moscow vs Bayern Munich on thousands of innocent supporters, FSE urges UEFA to reconsider its disciplinary regulations. As Football Supporters Europe (FSE), we believe that the new, toughened regulations seeking to combat racism are more likely to be harmful than effective in the long run for the fight against discrimination in football.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 06 July 2014

7^th European Football Fans Congress in Italy

For the last three days, football fans from 35 countries discussed the current situation for fans in Europe at the 7^th European Football Fans Congress in Bosco Albergati / Italy (near Bologna). FSE is the independent democratic network of football supporters across Europe currently representing more than 3 million football supporters in 45 countries and its annual European Football Fans Congress is the ideal platform for fans to improve the exchange between active fans all over Europe.

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Written by ein Praktikant

Published: 28 August 2014

Get involved in the FARE Football People weeks 2014!

Like every year, our partners at Football against Racism in Europe (FARE) are calling for NGOs, clubs, football associations and also for all football fans to participate in the FARE Football People weeks (formerly Action Weeks), taking place this year from 9-23 October. Initiatives also have the possibility to apply for small grants to support their actions.

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Written by Daniela Wurbs

Published: 27 June 2014

European Football Fans Congress due to kick-off at the World Cup 2014 … in Italy

Football fans from more than 35 countries are coming together from 3 to 6 July in Bosco Albergati (near Bologna) in Italy. In various workshops, they are going talk about problems fans have to put up with but also about potential or existing solutions.  The event is organised by the European fans network Football Supporters Europe (FSE) and takes place in a different country every year. This time, the Fans Congress is organised jointly with UISP and the TifoMagazine  in the context of the world’s biggest anti-racist football festival, the Mondiali Antirazzisti which will again see thousands of participants from all over the world.