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Free Kicks for kids
Sitting around watching the World Cup one evening during the summer of 2006, close friends Steve Thorpe and Leigh Porter, who is Peterborough United’s Commercial Manager, resolved to try and combine their mutual passions of football and fundraising, and came up with the concept of founding a very special children’s charity. “The World Cup was our inspiration – we were watching all the games and th...
FAW set to slash international ticket prices
The Football Association of Wales is on the brink of reducing ticket prices for international matches, following concerted pressure from FSF Cymru officials. Dismayed at the recent decline in international attendances at the Millennium Stadium, the FAW hierarchy are considering a campaign they hope will ensure the capacity Cardiff crowds which characterised Wales’ Euro 2004 qualification campaign ...
World Cup 2010 qualifying draw
The draw for the qualifying stages of World Cup 2010 has taken place and sees England facing Croatia who recently ended England's Euro 2008 hopes. Wales have a difficult group to contend with as they face Germany and Russia.
England once again take on Croatia who recently topped England's Euro 2008 qualifying group and also took six points from England across the two legs. Croatia are also the onl...
Striving for a level playing field
The National Association of Disabled Supporters (NADS) is the only national registered charity representing all disabled football supporters with the objective “to promote an inclusive agenda and ensure an equality of match-day experiences for all supporters”. NADS represents the views, issues and concerns of disabled football supporters to football and governmental authorities and provides indepe...
TeamGB or not TeamGB? That is the question
The row over proposals to field men's and women's football teams representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games is rumbling on. British Olympics Association chief Simon Clegg insists teams representing comprised of players from Scotland, England and Wales and Northern Ireland will compete when the Olympics arrive to London in 2012.But the Scottish (SFA), Welsh (FAW) and Northern Ireland Foot...
Reading players "STAR" of Royals' City show
Reading players will put their hands in their pockets to pay some of the club’s supporters’ travel costs when the Royals visit Manchester City on November 24.Skipper Graeme Murty admits it is Reading’s somewhat inconsistent start to the season which prompted him and his team-mates to dig deep for their supporters and donate £5,000 to fans’ travelling funds. But reckons the gesture reflects a colle...
DCMS chief calls for supporters on the board at every club
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport James Purnell has called on every professional football club in England and Wales to appoint a supporters’ representative at boardroom level.Addressing the Supporters’ Direct national conference in Manchester this morning, Purnell told delegates he believes drafting fans representatives on football club boards is the best way of ensuring their collec...
Swindon fans plan to go ahead with protest
SWINDON TOWN fans plan to proceed with their protests on Saturday – and Trust STFC Chairman Paul Davis has warned the club's board that supporters remain deeply unhappy with the current situation at the County Ground.Swindon announced on their official website yesterday that a deal with potential new owners BEST Holdings had fallen through – but announced new investors had emerged with money to en...
Clarke v Scudamore and the Battle for 3pm Kick Offs
Malcolm Clarke and Richard Scudamore faced off in a recent article in the Guardian to discuss the merits and pitfalls of broadcaster influence over match-day schedules following last weekend's fixture list which saw only one Premier League match kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday.
Is too much football on television killing the game? Malcolm Clarke Chair of the Football Supporters' FederationYes...