Football Supporters Europe teams at international tournaments. But the real story of FSE as it now exists began in July 2008, when the UK's Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) hosted in London the first European Football Fans’ Congress. The London meeting, held at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, discussed the issues which concerned fans across Europe, and gave a great impetus to the development of the network. The following year, in Hamburg, the second European Football Fans’ Congress (EFFC) was held, and alongside the workshops on issues such as discrimination, policing, ticket pricing and commercialisation, the decision was taken to adopt statutes and formally establish the
Supporters of FC Barcelona Laporta's media-strategy, which focused on online media in Spanish and English. As of June 2010 there are 1,335 officially registered "penyes" around the world, representing an 11 percent increase since 2003. Many prominent people are recognised as Barcelona supporters, including the former Pope John Paul II, who was an honorary member, former Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish actor Javier Bardem, Indian Actor Ranbir Kapoor,Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts. Supporters of FC Barcelona FC Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, formed in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and local players led by