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
Stockport County Supporters' Co-operative Stockport County Supporters' Co-operative The Stockport County Supporters' Co-operative, formerly known as the "Stockport County Supporters' Trust" is an official supporters' trust, as recognised by Supporters Direct. The supporters' trust owned a 98% stake of Stockport County Association Football Club Limited (Stockport County) until April 2009, when the club was placed into administration due to near-bankruptcy. The club was eventually saved by The 2015 Group, which now owns a 100% stake in the club. This means that not only do the trust no longer own any stake in Stockport County, but the club is also now privately owned. The trust