Congratulations to Joyce Cook, Chair of NADS

Joyce has been shortlisted for RADAR's People of the Year Awards.

RADAR is the UK's largest disability campaigning network and these awards are the highest profile event celebrating advances in disability equality in the UK.

Joyce has been shortlisted by RADAR for her tireless campaigning for real equality and inclusion for disabled football fans. Joyce has transformed the National Association of Disabled Supporters into a powerful force for change, battled for access improvements to stadia and facilities in the UK and secured a new Centre for Access to Football in Europe.

Full story on NADS website

West Ham call on Katy Perry to improve on mid-table mediocrity..

..well at least in the Football Fans lingerie buying league table.

The east London club have announced that a range of claret and blue underwear based on American singer Katy Perry's West Ham United lingerie will soon be available to buy.

The Russell Brand tribute outfit was worn at the MTV Europe Music Awards earlier this month (see FFC News).

But revealing data from the Football Fans Index shows undergarments of a claret and blue nature might be better received in the West Midlands.

Aston Villa sit 7 places above West Ham - 3rd behind table topping local rivals Wolves and Birmingham City - when it comes to male fans who have bought lingerie for their partners in the last 12 months.

While David Gold may not have brought any major silverware to St Andrews, the data shows that his daughter Jacqueline could well be securing the family legacy in the area via her Ann Summers operation.

But before a region that has been bereft of a top flight title since 1981 gets too excited, they only have a negligee-ible lead on Chelsea fans who are hot on their heels. With Christmas around the corner and the Bridge handily placed for the delights of the King’s Road, the race is wide open...

Football Fans Lingerie Purchases

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Video: The Homeless World Cup Milano 2009

Over 30,000 homeless people benefitted from training and trials for the Homelss World Cup 2009.

There are now grassroots programmes for homeless people in 70 different countries.

Homeless World Cup - The Grit and the Glory - 48 nations, 500 players, and 1 Buddy. Buddy's mission? To cover the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup. His discovery? That a ball really is changing the world.

FC Business: Issue 40 Free Online Version

Issue 40 of FC Business, Free to view online at time of post.

Survey: Kasabian Football Hero - Who Would You Pick?

Which 5 players would you pick to play Football Hero?

Kasabian Football Hero is an experiment to create a giant (three stories high!) guitar game controlled with footballs. Football Hero is played by a team of insanely-gifted young freestyle footballers. The game is programmed with the Kasabian track Underdog.

The freestyle footballers in this great video are: Paul Wood, Paul Klein, Darryl Stewart, Tom Pett, Lewis Foster & Harry Adcroft.

But who would you have on your Kasabian Football Hero Team in these 2 categories?

• Current players, any team
• Any player, any era

Click here to vote now

News: Kasabian Football Hero