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Last month an independent commission found Manchester City guilty of 114 charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial rules over nine season. As supporters across the game wait for Manchester City’s appeal to play out Football Supporters’ Association chair Tom Greatrex gives an update on our position…
Fanzine: The story of football’s alternative press
We’re big supporters of fanzine culture and many fanzines themselves are FSA allies. An excellent new book by Daniel Gray on the history of the movement – “Fanzine: The story of football’s alternative press“ – was recently released and it deserves attention.
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ICYMI: The Snail
We’ve all seen many variations of the modern stutter-step penalty in recent years and this week Mount Pleasant’s Trayvon Reid might have just topped them all. This was a CONCACAF Caribbean Cup play-off semi-final too, so the manager would be forgiven for throwing Trayvon off the mountainside.
The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) welcomes today’s State of the Game report from the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) – read today’s IFR press release here.
Today the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) released its first State of the Game report, a detailed analysis of English football’s financial sustainability, their findings are summarised below and you can read the FSA’s initial response here.
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Last week we saw Michael Olise make a case for being one of the world’s best players so it’s from the sublime to the ridiculous for this week’s #ICMYI. The 2026 Copa Bolivia providing one of the most comically bad short corner routines you’ll ever see as Club Blooming take on Independiente Petrolero.
FSA member group Punjabi Wolves and Blues 4 All founder Micky Singh walked away as winners from this year’s Asian Football Awards 2026. Our congratulations to both!
LGBTQ+ supporters inside the City Ground with banners.
LGBTQ+ groups show they are “Stronger Together”
The Forum: Stronger Together brought together fans from across the country for the first national gathering of LGBTQ+ supporter groups in the UK since 2019.
The Lionesses will take on Greece on Friday 9th October in Heraklion, Crete, in their World Cup 2027 qualifier. It’s the first game in a two-legged play-off and, should they progress, they will face either Slovakia or Ukraine in the next round of the play-offs.
Nottingham Forest’s plans to expand the City Ground to 45,000 and redevelop the famous riverside site have been given provisional planning permission – and the club’s trust played a crucial role in getting to this stage.
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has released a short documentary series – titled What Happens When Saturday Doesn’t Come? – highlighting the importance of clubs to their local communities.
This week’s ICYMI is a simple, straightforward tribute to Michael Olise – France and Bayern Munich winger – who this week scored a sensational solo effort in Les Bleus Nations League match against Belgium. Without a doubt one of the best players in the world.
Black History Month takes place in October and Show Racism the Red Card, one of the country’s leading anti-racism charities, will be launching their 12th annual ‘Wear Red Day’.
Declan Rice collects the 2025 FSA Men's Player of the Year Award
The Football Supporters’ Association’s 2026 Awards are fast approaching, and we need your help once more in highlighting the best the game has to offer – with nominations now open. Last year saw Arsenal do the double, as men’
Did you know that sexist chanting at football matches can already lead to prosecution, and that new legislation is set to strengthen the law further?
Prostate United 2026 is bringing together supporters, clubs, players, volunteers, broadcasters, staff and football legends this October to take on one common opponent: prostate cancer.
Today the FSA are launching their third major survey which will document the attitudes and experiences of fans of women’s football across a wide range of issues throughout the women’s game.
Club América came from 2-0 down to draw with Guadalajara in the Liga MX this week after Miguel Borja scored two goals in three minutes in the second half at Estadio Azteca. His opener is well worth a watch, a classic of the bicycle kick genre. Well done Miguel.
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) is now in place and clubs in the top five divisions must comply with the legislation. But how well do supporters’ organisations understand the Football Governance Act? And what role can Fan Advisory Boards (aka FABs which give this series its name) play in shaping decisions at their clubs?