News: Monaco (UEFA) Charity Awards 2009

Big congratulations to The National Association of Disabled Supporters NADS announcing today that UEFA has granted the 2009 Monaco Award to enable the formation of a new organisation, the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFÉ) to progress disabled supporter provisions and experiences across Europe building on the work already undertaken by NADS in the UK.

UEFA awards its annual CHF1 million (€650,000) Monaco charity cheque to deserving projects. The award is presented at UEFA's Monaco events in August which herald the start of the new European club competition season, with income from fines handed out by UEFA's disciplinary authorities being invested in social responsibility activities.

CAFÉ will be outward facing to Europe and independent of NADS and will be up and running by early September.

Joyce Cook, Chair of NADS said ' I want to say a very big thank you to UEFA on behalf of disabled people across Europe. We are delighted by this decision which shows UEFA's real commitment to disabled fans and creating an equal experience for all fans and we'll bring you more news very soon. '