Groundbreaking work from my colleagues here..

📢 We welcome UEFA's decision to extend its Standing Facilities Observer Programme. 🙌 More fans will have the choice to stand at European matches from next season. 🔗 More: https://bit.ly/4upsghC

🇪🇺⚽️ Ahead of #EuropeDay on 9 May, we reflect on the core values of the European Sport Model: 🤝 Financial solidarity 👥 Inclusion & equality 🛡️ Integrity & transparency 📢 Democracy & openness

🇪🇺📍 FSE attended the Council of Europe Saint Denis Committee meeting in Strasbourg this week. 🗣️ We used this platform to highlight the ongoing barriers faced by fans with disabilities on matchdays & how strengthening the service pillar of the convention could bring concrete improvements.

More shenanigans from the world governing body..

This is what happens when FIFA set a precedent for exploitative pricing. It becomes a free for all where fans are fleeced left, right, and centre. In Europe, lawmakers must join forces with @fanseurope.org and Euroconsumers to make this illegal in future.

‘Fan engagement’ You can always trust FIFA to do the wrong thing.

Great to see MEPs from all the main political groupings take up the cause against FIFA’s exploitative ticketing policies and dynamic pricing in the live entertainment sector.

We said we wouldn't keep quiet over this issue. Fans are being shamelessly ripped off and it's got to stop.

We welcome EU Sport Commissioner Glenn Micallef's calls for safety assurances for fans at the #WorldCup. #FIFA has "...a responsibility to ensure that the teams participating & the fans who are attending from those teams are assured of their safety & their security,"

"FIFA has the leverage—& the legal & moral responsibility—to protect everyone who will work at, attend, or watch the 2026 World Cup." The FIFA #WorldCup is on a human rights collision course. #FIFA must act. Keep the World in the World Cup. Our open letter with @sportrightsall.bsky.social 👇

📢⚽ Our vision for football is simple. We want it to be safe, affordable, and accessible for everyone, with supporters as the heart of the game. Make our collective voice as supporters even stronger. Become a member today. ✍️ Join FSE for free: https://bit.ly/48Wenf2

FIFA said it wouldn’t use dynamic pricing for World Cup tickets. In a totally unsuprising move, its president has now openly said it will. Dynamic ticket pricing risks reduced transparency & prices ordinary fans out. 🔗 Statement with Euroconsumers: https://bit.ly/40qLNka

🇪🇺🗣️ We met with the European Commission’s Sport Unit in February to ensure supporters’ priorities remain central to the future of EU policy. 📢 We raised key issues affecting fans including dynamic ticket pricing, Multi-Club Ownership, & more. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4tXRx2v

An important day for us and for European football supporters.

👥 We celebrate the diversity of football fan culture. 📢 Football must be safe & welcoming for all supporters. Whether you're an individual or a group, help us achieve this. Make our collective voice as fans even stronger. ️ ✍️ Join FSE: https://bit.ly/48Wenf2

Happy to be at the Football Access Summit in Cairo, speaking on a panel tomorrow on the importance of supporter engagement.

Happy to share this piece about one of FSE's ongoing Erasmus+ projects, which aims to further professionalise the SLO role not only in Europe but also in South America. idrottsforum.org/feature-radm...

Kalt war's..🥶

The new Council of Europe Recommendation on the use of collective bans against away football supporters is a major milestone for FSE, as it is the first time a civil-society organisation has initiated a such a recommendation. As always, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating..

✈️ Followed your team away to a #UCL match last night? We want to hear from you. 🗣️ From ticketing & travel to accessibility & stewarding — share your experience, good or bad, in FSE's 2025/26 #AwayFanSurvey. 👉 Take part: https://bit.ly/4oMENsO

🗺️🏟️ With fans travelling away to European matches this week, we look at the @coe.int’s recently adopted recommendations on collective bans against travelling supporters, shaped by significant input from FSE. ❗ It’s now up to national governments to act. 🔗 bit.ly/4pZAaer

Just when you think FIFA couldn't possibly sink any lower..

📢 Join us on 17 Dec, 17:30–19:00 CET for the SAFER Online Final Event. We’ll present the SAFER Handbook, hear from pilot clubs on tackling gender based violence, & discuss with experts how to make football safer. 🔗 No signup, just join. Save the link: https://bit.ly/4rCy2eL

FIFA's World Cup ticket prices are a betrayal to the most dedicated fans. At least $6900 to support your team from the first match to the final - nearly 5 times more than in Qatar. FSE calls for the immediate halt to ticket sales. 🔗 Statement: bit.ly/44Sqx9G

Time to put this idea to bed once and for all. #KeepFootballHome

FSE Statement on UEFA's domestic league matches abroad decision. -We welcome UEFA's clear opposition to domestic games abroad, but regret the decision to allow two games to proceed. -It’s time for firm rules to protect domestic competition. 🔗Statement: bit.ly/48jepkQ

UEFA: Exekutivkomitee hat Frage nach Spielen im Ausland aus Spanien und Italien diskutiert, aber noch keine Entscheidung getroffen. "Die UEFA wird eine Konsultationsrunde mit allen Beteiligten des europäischen Fußballs – einschließlich der Fans – durchführen." Mehr: www.sportschau.de/fussball/lig...

The first battle has been won..

🚨 UPDATE: Over 500 fan groups from 28 nations have now co-signed our statement against league games abroad. 📢 Stand with 3M+ supporters in saying no. #KeepFootballHome #YouCantExportPassion ✍️ Add your supporters group: bit.ly/3JMLXxg

Incredible Matt Ford work once again. 50+1 is easily the best part about German soccer, but sometimes its a fight to keep it going. Give this a read, the Leverkusen addition and the upcoming fight over exemptions will be a big thing to watch.

This is so important. If you're a member of a supporters club, make sure your group signs the declaration. We have to win this fight! #KeepFootballHome

🇵🇱📍 Did you attend the UEFA Conference League Final in Wroclaw last night? 🗣️ Take our Fans Survey and let us know about your experience as your feedback will help to inform preparations for future UEFA finals. ✍️ Take the survey: bit.ly/4kfUI08 #UECLfinal

FÜR ALL DIE TROLLE DA DRAUSSEN 1/3 Es ist nicht akzeptabel, dass Menschen aufgrund ihrer ethnischen Herkunft, Religion oder Weltanschauung, Geschlechts, sexuellen Identität, körperlichen, geistigen & psychischen Beeinträchtigungen diskriminiert und ausgegrenzt werden.

🔥 7 % wollen Volt im Bundestag – die Chance ist da! Doch Umfragen reichen nicht, jede Stimme zählt. Für frische Ideen und pro-europäische Politik: Am 23. Februar Volt wählen! 💜 #Volt #BTW25 #NeuePolitik

Ich bin tief gerührt! ♥️ 80.000 Menschen in Hamburg 45.000 Menschen in Stuttgart 35.000 Menschen in Essen Und vielen anderen Städten Gegen die rechtsextreme AfD & die Handlungen von Friedrich Merz für eine Zusammenarbeit. Das ist der Aufstand der Anständigen. Morgen dann Berlin & weiteren Orten.

Zum Abschluss der friedlichen #HH0102 Demo gegen Rechts in #Hamburg singen alle Teilnehmer:innen gemeinsam in einem Lichtermeer von (Laut Veranastalter:innen) 80.000 Menschen. @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @politicalbeauty.bsky.social

Was mich wirklich wütend macht? Dass der AfD-Verbotsantrag nicht gestellt wird. Verrückt. Das Grundgesetz hat uns aus sehr guten Gründen Mittel in die Hand gegeben, um die nächste Machtergreifung zu verhindern. Und es wird einfach NICHTS gemacht. Beschämend. Der Faschismus lacht laut.

Ultra groups in Germany protested against the DFB for voting in favor of handing the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Gladbach: “1000s dead in Qatar? Let’s do the same shite again!” HSV: “Head in Infantino’s arse. Neuendorf (DFB boss) talks nonsense” Babelsberg: “SA: world champions in beheadings”

Joint Statement: Award of 2034 men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia risks lives & exposes FIFA’s empty human rights commitments. Ronan Evain, Executive Director of Football Supporters Europe, said: "Today is a dark day for human rights and football as a whole." 1/3

FSE is recruiting!

Important thread on a topic of increasing concern to supporters. Blanket travel bans are a fundamental breach of freedom of movement principles and are often counterproductive, as fans who have bought flights and accommodation will travel anyway.

Well worth a look..

⚠️ We are aware of several problems faced by fans while following their clubs away in the #UCL last night. 🗣️ Report your experience via FSE's #AwayFanSurvey. ✍️ Complete the survey: bit.ly/4cDUo6S

📢 We're delighted to confirm that the European Football Fans Congress 2025 will be held in Malmö & co-hosted by MFF Support. This will be the first time the event takes place in Sweden. 📅 Save the date: Wednesday 26th - Sunday 29th June 2025. 🔗 More info: bit.ly/3ASg6ao

✈️ Did you follow your national team to a UEFA Nations League away match this last week? 🗣️ How was your experience? You can have your say on everything from travel arrangements to stewarding by completing FSE's #AwayFanSurvey. ✍️ Take the survey: bit.ly/3AYQ6da

Yet again fans are treated like criminals by police in a country that ratified the Saint-Denis Convention only last year. We need to see action taken against those responsible in cases like this. www.theguardian.com/football/202...