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Why Football Fans Need Their Own Unions

By: Ian Byrne; Joe Blott

Last year's Super League debacle showed just how far football's elite is prepared to go to steal the game from the communities that built it – it's time that supporters organised to ensure that can't happen.

The Spirit of Shankly is negotiating a landmark agreement with Liverpool that would see the supporters' union recognised by the club. (Credit: Getty Images)

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Earlier this year, three days in April shook football to its core. If you’re a fan of the game you will remember hearing about the European Super League — an initiative which was designed to complete football’s transformation from a competition of sporting merit to one based on profit and greed. But if you were […]

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Earlier this year, three days in April shook football to its core. If you’re a fan of the game you will remember hearing about the European Super League — an initiative which was designed to complete football’s transformation from a competition of sporting merit to one based on profit and greed. But if you were […]

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Earlier this year, three days in April shook football to its core. If you’re a fan of the game you will remember hearing about the European Super League — an initiative which was designed to complete football’s transformation from a competition of sporting merit to one based on profit and greed. But if you were […]

Earlier this year, three days in April shook football to its core. If you’re a fan of the game you will remember hearing about the European Super League — an initiative which was designed to complete football’s transformation from a competition of sporting merit to one based on profit and greed. But if you were […]

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