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A supporters' group or supporters' club is an independent fan club or campaign group in sport, mostly association football. Supporters' groups in continental Europe are generally known as ultras , which derives from the Latin word ultrā, [ 1 ] meaning beyond in English, with the implication that their enthusiasm is 'beyond' the normal.
The Gay Gooners were founded in February 2013 by Stewart Selby. [7] Carl Fearn and Joe White lead the group as founding members and co-chairs. [8] The Gay Gooners exist first and foremost as an Arsenal fan group but also operate politically and work with organizations such as Rainbow Laces and Kick It Out to raise awareness of homophobia in the game.
An early overseas supporters' club was formed in Malta in 1981 as a branch of the Spurs Supporters Club, [61] and another was formed in Norway in 1982. [62] The earliest Spurs supporters' club in the United States was LA Spurs formed in 2005. [63] In Australia, OzSpurs is the official supporters' group of Tottenham Hotspur which has chapters in ...
The Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) was an organisation representing football fans in England and Wales. It campaigned across a range of issues and supports fan representation on clubs' boards, lower ticket prices, and the introduction of safe standing areas at grounds in the top two tiers of English football.
DFCSG was established due to a 2015 merger between three fan groups: Darlington FC Community Interest Company (which represented approximately 800 fans), Darlington Supporters Club and Darlington Supporters Trust. [35] East Thurrock Community FC - Fan owned football club formed in 2024 after closure of East Thurrock united in 2023. Fisher F.C.
The Football Supporters' Association (The FSA) is the national, democratic, representative body for football supporters in England and Wales. They are the leading advocates for supporter ownership, better fan engagement, cheaper ticket prices, the choice to stand at the match (safe standing), protecting fan rights, good governance, diversity, and all types of supporter empowerment across both ...
After the same game, England fans were quoted in The Guardian as saying that the band are like "the Go Compare advert of international football fans", that "they are right up there with the vuvuzela for wanting to stab myself in the head with a fork" and that "If 18,000 Polish supporters drown out the England band, they should be invited to ...
The official West Bromwich Albion Supporters Club was founded on 4 October 1951. [101] In the years since then, over 30 branches have been established throughout the United Kingdom, and internationally in Jersey, Ireland, Spain, Malta, Croatia, USA, UAE, India, Thailand and Australia.