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  29.09.2021 England: Safe standing trials in Premier League and Championship

  There has been talk for some time about introducing safe standing in the two highest leagues in the country. In 2019, the government assured about the imminent change of the regulations, but these were not introduced until 2 years later.

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  12.04.2021 England: Will Leeds expand Elland Road to 55,000?

  Premier League promotion? Done. Staying in Premier League? Done. No wonder fans are bringing up expansion of Elland Road. The iconic stadium in Leeds could grow to as many as 55,000 seats, according to Phil Hay.

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  19.03.2021 United Kingdom: Will they bring football home in 2030 again?

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recently supported the potential candidacy of the UK and Ireland for the FIFA 2030 World Cup. The formal process for a prospective five-association bid will be opened in 2022.

2020

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  17.07.2020 COVID-19 crisis: English supporters to return in October?

  The government is preparing to reopen sports stadiums across the UK. While first trial events will take place in just 2 weeks, all stadiums could be open again only from October onwards.

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  30.04.2020 England: 341 games in five “regional hubs”?

  In case not all stadiums are available to host games of Championship, League One and League Two, the EFL is considering using stadium clusters to hold the 341 remaining league games of 2019/20.

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  29.01.2020 England: Safe standing in Premier League and Championship from 2021?

  Though physically safe standing is already in Premier League, legally it's still prohibited. But that might change as the government is expected to act quickly, possibly introducing legal standing in 2021.

2019

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  19.10.2019 Leeds: Possible expansion of Elland Road

  During Leeds United one hundred years celebration, Angus Kinnear, club’s managing director announced, that Elland Road may be expanded in the near future. One condition though: the team must get promoted to Premier League.

2018

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  26.06.2018 Safe standing: Government to rethink all-seating

  By all means the debate was predictable, but that's fine, we'll take it. The most important thing is: British authorities will review the all-seater rule, which officially opens the case for legal standing in top leagues of England and Wales.

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  25.04.2018 England: Supporters force parliament to debate safe standing!

  It took only several days of momentum to reach immense support of 100,000 British citizens and thus force the British government to officially debate safe standing in Premier League and Championship.

2015

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  29.07.2015 10+ Ranking 2015: Attendances in Europe (Part 2. The Clubs)

  Borussia, Barca and Man United – lovely dominant trio. But it wasn’t them who gained most fans last season. Check all 217 clubs that draw an average crowd of 10,000+!

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  28.07.2015 10+ Ranking 2015: Attendances in Europe (Part 1. The Leagues)

  Numbers don’t lie: French Ligue 1 outgrew Italian Serie A as Europe’s fourth largest league. Premier League seems unlikely to catch up to Bundesliga, while Turkey, Ukraine and Scotland are down.

2014

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  06.08.2014 10+ Ranking: Here are the best European clubs by attendance

  There are 229 clubs in Europe enjoying on average 10,000 spectators and more. We list all of them to show the Continent’s most magnetic teams. Some fanbases really deserve praise for their participation, right Rangers/Portsmouth?

2013

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  02.05.2013 England: 2015 Rugby World Cup venues revealed

  Only 4 of the 13 stadia are actually used for rugby and only two by rugby clubs. Most of the venues are primarily football grounds, but limiting the selection only to rugby stadiums would decrease overall capacity very significantly. Meanwhile the tournament is to be a real showcase…

2012

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  19.10.2012 England: Ticket prices breaking new records

  And not the kind of records supporters would wish to see. First time ever average price for the cheapest seats in top four leagues (!) exceeded £20. That means ticket prices in England are rising at 4 times the speed of inflation – BBC Sport alarms.

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  25.07.2012 Leeds: United win in High Court against police

  High Court in London decided it isn’t justified to charge a football club for services delivered for the safety of the public. Obviously it is match-specific, but why should a football crowd – mostly very well behaved – be treated in a different way than the rest of the society?

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  21.05.2012 England: Visiting 116 stadiums on a bike, scoot or on feet

  He’s neither an away-going supporter, nor a groundhopper. It’s also not a sports discipline, what he’s doing. Steven simply decided to visit 116 venues in England and Wales using his bike, scoot and feet. This is how Football Ground Tour was born.