Fans across Europe join forces in Barcelona under the motto "Money can't buy
passion!"
European football supporters representing more than 2 million fans took part
in a successful 3rd European Football Fans' Congress, organized by Football
Supporters Europe (FSE) in Barcelona from 16-18 July 2010.
Among the key decisions were plans for pan-European fans'action days, and
the drafting of recommended proposals, for consideration by UEFA and
national football associations, outlining fans' positions on the (financial)
management of football clubs and constructive suggestions as to what
punitive sanctions might be acceptable to football supporters.
At the welcome reception at Camp Nou stadium on Friday night, the
participating fans from more than 30 countries were received by, amongst
others, the newly elected vice-president of FC Barcelona Jordi Cardoner and
the president of the Catalonian Football Federation Jordi Casals. Over the
course of the weekend, supporters and officials from government agencies and
football bodies across Europe came together at RCD Espanyol's brand new
stadium to debate. William Gaillard, personal advisor to UEFA president
Michel Platini, opened the meeting, together with a member of the board of
RCD Espanyol.
In several workshops, participants then elaborated joint actions and
positions, the "hottest" topics being football sanctions like matches behind
closed doors, the dramatic economic situation of many European clubs and the
upcoming EURO2012 tournament in Poland and the Ukraine. Furthermore,
proposals for cross-European action days against repression were agreed, as
well as the first European exhibition about female football supporters to be
developed in time for the Women's World Cup 2011 in Germany next year.
Finally on Sunday, at the concluding AGM of Football Supporters Europe, the
fans elected the new members of the Executive Committee:
Kevin Miles, Football Supporters' Federation, England
Christian Bieberstein, Unsere Kurve, Germany
Christina Magnussen, Norsk Supporterallianse, Norway
Dirk Vos, Supportersfederatie Profclubs, Belgium
Michal Riecanský, The Stands Are Ours!, Slovakia
Shay Golub, Israfans, Israel
Tam Ferry, Association of Tartan Army Clubs, Scotland
Pedro Miguel Silva, AAS - Sporting Club de Portugal, Portugal
The FSE Committee together with the Coordinating Office will be charged with
leading the work of FSE over the coming season.
The organisation of the congress was supported by UEFA, RCD Espanyol, FC
Barcelona, the municipality of Barcelona and, most importantly, both
national fans' organisations in Spain, FASFE and AFEPE as well as CEPA from
Andalucia and many Spanish football supporters from across the country.
Further information:
Kicked-off in 2008 at the 1st European Football Fans' Congress in London,
the Football Supporters Europe (FSE) is an independent, democratic and
representative network of football supporters in Europe, currently with
members from 35 countries - individual football supporters, locally active
fans' groups and initiatives and nationally active fans' organisations
representing a total of more than 2 million football supporters. FSE is
campaigning for fans' rights on various issues and is the official
interlocutor on fans' issues for the UEFA.
Further information on FSE is available via www.footballsupporterseurope.org
Further information and media contact:
CONTACT FSE COORDINATION and CONGRESS ORGANISATION:
Football Supporters Europe eV
Coordinating Office
P.O. Box 50 04 03
22704 Hamburg
Germany
Contact person: Daniela Wurbs (FSE Coordinator),
Tel.: +49 40 68 914 881
Mobile : +179 75 11 88 6
Email: [email protected]
Contact person in Spain: Emilio Abejón (former FSE Committee/FASFE)
Mobile: +34 609670075
Email: [email protected]
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