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Hillsborough 30 years on: "Satisfaction tempered with sadness"
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster - a disaster which claimed the lives of 96 football fans, just weeks after the jury in the trial of David Duckenfield, match commander during that day, was unable to reach a verdict.
The families and survivors’ long wait for justice will have to go on that bit longer, with the Crown Prosecution Service seeking a re-trial.
“There is ...
And finally... WOAT
Jean-Eric Choupo-Moting is the new king of And finally... thanks to his efforts for PSG at the weekend. Choupo-Moting's intervention on the goal line against Strasbourg was catastrophically inept that it has to go down as the worst miss of all time.
Supporting the women's game
Following the news of a multi-year deal signed by Barclays as title sponsors of the Womens Super League, and high street retailer Boots’ sponsorship of the national teams of the home nations and Republic of Ireland, the financial backing behind women’s football in the UK has rarely been as strong as it is now.
While the recent investment is a serious boost to the women’s game, often overlooked is ...
And finally... magniliafico
Scoring an own goal can be extremely embarrassing (just ask Henri Lansbury) but Ajax's Argentinian full-back Nicolás Tagliafico doesn't seem to bothered by this one - in his defence, Ajax were 5-0 up at the time...
The public interest: should fans be be prosecuted for minor offences?
Following incidents last month there was a lot of talk about clamping down on supporters, but is dragging fans through the courts for celebratory pitch invasions really in the public interest? Here FSF caseworker Amanda Jacks argues for more proportionate responses...
Drugs are illegal. Everybody knows they are, but the vast majority of people accept that it is not the best use of police time – or...
Diversity in action in the national game
It can sometimes feel as if the top tier of football is just engaged in debate in the media or in meeting rooms about what to do about discrimination in every aspect of the game; but there are thousands of active supporters and clubs at all levels trying to make a difference. That includes sparks of activity in the National Game too, thanks to the Fans for Diversity campaign.
The campaign, funded...
And finally... give it some welly
Dunston UTS provide us with this week's And finally... as the lousy Smarch weather catches out the poor Guisborough Town goalie, whose free-kick comes back at him as a wind-assisted volley travelling the length of the pitch. Great stuff.
Concerns ahead of Europa League final in Baku
Earlier this month, representatives from Football Supporters Europe (FSE), of which the FSF were founder-members, visited Baku in Azerbaijan, where this season’s UEFA Europa League (UEL) final will be held. Below is a statement from FSE on their trip, and their concerns over the hosting of this year's UEL final, which may feature Arsenal and/or Chelsea.
The purpose of the visit was to assess the c...
And finally... Rules are rules
Cagliari's Luca Cigarini scored (what would have been) one of the goals of the season against Fiorentina in Serie A recently - finding the net from his own half. However, the show-off failed to realise that free-kicks from offsides are indirect.
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Crowdfunder for book of iconic fan imagery smashes target
A crowdfunder for a rerun of The Game by Stuart Roy Clarke has surpassed its target, allowing for a second publishing run.
Stuart Roy Clarke has been photographing supporters for more than three decades – producing some of the most iconic images of English footballing culture.
Now his second book, The Game, which formed the basis of an exhibition at the National Football Museum, will be published ...