SD Europe Podcast

SD Europe speaks to Leonardo Aleoitti, Club Manager of non-professional Milan side Brera FC, about the Fenix Trophy.

The Fenix Trophy is a European tournament of non-professional football clubs across Europe who all share community-centric values. Brera FC is the organising club behind the competition.

With Leonardo we discuss the trophy's values, the clubs taking part - including three from SD Europe's network; AKS Zly, FC United of Manchester and HFC Falke - and a fundraiser to support the competition.

For this episode SD Europe's Luke Cox speaks To Andrew Jenkin, Head of Club Development Scotland at SD Scotland, and David Nicol, a former board supporter director of St. Mirren FC.

During the episode, David offers an insight into his experience of being a supporter director on a football club board and Andrew discusses his the research paper he recently contributed to on supporter directors. Additionally, the recent completion of St. Mirren's move to fan-ownership is discussed!

For this episode of SD Europe's podcast, we speak to the President of FC St. Pauli, Oke Goettlich.

FC St. Pauli is famed for its distinct fan culture and social justice-charged activism, but it's also one of Germany few trully 100% member-run clubs.

In this episode, we discuss how in November 2020, St. Pauli announced it would begin making its own sustainable football kit range, named DIIY, as no existing manufacturer could meet all the criteria it had set. The decision was made following a vote of the club's members who wanted to continue striving towards environmental sustainability. Also discussed, is the 50+1 rule and its future in German football.

To celebrate some of the exceptional women who are apart of SD Europe and the network on International Women's Day 2021, we feature a special podcast hosted by Daphne Goldschmidt, SD Europe Board Member and Hapoel Jerusalem FC Former Chair, speaking to Sofia Bohlin, the Chair of SFSU, the national supporters organisation in Sweden, and Helen Breit, the Chair of Unsere Kurve, the national supporters organisation in Germany.

We bring our podcast series “for a better football” to an end.

We’ve spoken to the European Leagues, FifPro (the players union), professional first division clubs in Germany and Sweden, grassroots clubs from Belgium Spain and Israel, a Member of the European Parliament, Zukunft Profifussball, UEFA and fellow fans organisations FSE and CAFE. Now is the time for a final discussion, a look ahead. And who better to discuss this with than William Gaillard, former senior advisor to the UEFA president and a member of SD Europe’s advisory board, and David Goldblatt, acclaimed sports writer, journalist, sociologist and author.

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all. Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the ninth episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by MEP Iban García del Blanco.

Topics discussed:

- The Sports Group of MEPs in the European Parliament

- Supporter involvement in football clubs

- The role of fans in football governance

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all. Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the eighth episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.

Topics discussed:

 - UEFA crisis management through the Covid-19 pandemic

 - The future of European competitions design

 - 'Players and fans are most important stakeholders'

 - Endorses supporter involvement in decision making at football clubs & governing bodies including UEFA, recognising the relevance of SD Europe's work

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all. Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the seventh episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by KSK Beveren (Belgium) Board Member Robin Beck, Hapoel Jerusalem FC (Israel) former Chair and SD Europe Board Member Daphne Goldschmidt and UC Ceares (Spain) Board Member Xose Estrada. 

Topics discussed:

- Covid-19 impact member-run clubs

- the role of fan-ownership

- keeping communities engaged

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all. Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the sixth episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by the Executive Director of FSE, Ronan Evian.  

Topics discussed:
- Covid-19 impact on FSE
- FSE's Out! project
- The return to play  

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all. Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the fifth episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by the Managing Director of CAFE, Joanna Deagle.

Topics discussed:
- Covid-19 impact on disabled fans
- Disability Access Officers
- SD Europe and CAFE's relationship

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all. Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the fourth episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by Malmo FF CEO Niclas Carlnen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 Director Jan Lehmann.

Both offer an insight into the running of professional member-run football clubs competing in the top divisions in their respective countries. 

Topics discussed:
- Covid-19 impact on both clubs
- the 50+1 rule
- the future of European football

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all. Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the second episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by Unsere Kurve's Ingo Petz & FC Playfair's Ron Merz, both of whom are apart of the German fan initiative, Zukunuft Profifussball (the future of professional football).

Topics discussed:

- The Zukunft Profifussball proposals

- 50+1 & democratic structures in football clubs

- The Bundesliga Task Force

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all.  Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

For the second episode of the For A Better Football podcast mini-series, SD Europe's Luke Cox is joined by FIFPRO's Head of Global Policy, Alexander Bielefeld.  

Topics discussed:
- FIFPRO's Playing Our Part Report
- The impact of the pandemic on players
- The future of European football and competition design  

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all.  Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

SD Europe’s 'For A Better Football' podcast mini-series of podcasts features guests from a variety of football stakeholders about their experiences of the last 8 months enduring a pandemic and the need for reforms in football. As the name suggests, it’s about decanting the ideas of the participating stakeholders to understand what lessons have been learnt to make football better for all.

In this first episode, SD Europe spoke to the Deputy General Secretary of European Leagues, Alberto Colombo. 

Active in over 50 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, SD Europe represents grassroots and national supporters organisations, as well as amateur and professional member-run football clubs, in addition to working with national associations and professional leagues.

This autumn marks a decade of work by SD Europe on implementing the supporter liaison officer role across the continent. To celebrate the occasion, SD Europe has released a special edition podcast interview with the organisation’s head of SLO development, Stuart Dykes, and head of SLO training Lena Gustafson-Wieberg. The interview delves into the successes and challenges over the last 10 years, and where the future of supporter liaison is headed.

In SD Europe's first ever podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to the Secretary General of Sandlanders Football Ayodeji Adegberno about the organisation and African football.

Sandlanders Football is a continental football supporters organisation that works with African football clubs, supporters’ groups and associations, focusing on the development of sustainable clubs and infrastructure. The organisation manages a network of fan-owned football clubs and supporters organisations from across Africa.