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 S.L. Benfica those cases was in the early days of the construction of the original Estádio da Luz when club president, Joaquim Ferreira Bogalho, asked them for free concrete to build the stadium. They responded by offering 900,000 tons. During the Estado Novo, the Censorship Services, prohibited the fans from referring to the football team as "Vermelhos" (Reds) so it was not confused with communism, instead being referred as "Encarnados" (Flesh-coloured), which is still used, even after the transition to democracy. There are three different types of supporters: one is the "sócio" or club member, who is eligible to vote in the