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We are the Centre for Access to Football in Europe.
We are A Place for Every Football Fan.

CAFE is supported by the UEFA and is working closely with its 53 associations to improve access in European football stadia.

Marcin Kornak and Piotr Pawlowski join CAFE

CAFE is delighted to announce two new Polish members to its Honorary Advisory Group. Marcin from the Never Again Association and Piotr from Integracja become CAFE Ambassadors. Marcin and Piotr both bring a wealth of experience to our organisation having worked successfully for many years in the fields of equality, disability and equal access and we are very pleased to welcome them to the team. They will play a crucial role in helping to raise awareness for CAFE and our important work in Poland and beyond. To read their biographies, please follow this link [+]
 

Website now in Italian and Ukrainian!

We are happy to announce that our website is now also available in Italian and Ukrainian languages. To see the new language versions, please follow this link and choose your language.[+]

Our Enewsletter is now also available in Russian and Polish

If you would like to see a copy of the e-news in either of those languages please send us an email requesting which language version would you prefer. Please watch this space for other language versions coming soon ... [+]

Celebration of International Day of Disabled People on the 3rd December

The 3rd December is the International Day of Disabled People and our partners across Europe will be celebrating the day. To get a taste of what some of them are doing, please follow this link. Please let us know about your celebration for the day and whether it will be with family, friends, groups or larger events by emailing us. [+] 

A new DSA launched - the Inclusive Supporters Association Northern Ireland

On the 18th November 2010 in the Ramada Hotel Belfast this new group got underway. Previously the Irish Football Association had agreed to support such an organisation and provide disabled supporters with as much assistance as possible. To read more, please follow this link [+]

Launch of the Scottish Disabled Supporters Association

On the 9th October 2010 at the National Stadium at Hampden in Glasgow, the new Scottish Disabled Supporters Association was launched. 35 supporters representing 13 different clubs came from all over Scotland. To read full article, please follow this link [+]

International Fans Seminars

It was a pleasure to be invited to represent CAFE - Centre for Access to Football in Europe at a seminar held in Belfast last week hosted by the Amalgamation of Official Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs and the Irish Football Association’s Football For All Community Relations Department. To read more, please follow this link [+]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fans

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fans have Agred To Set Up Disabled Supporters Association. On Monday 25th October Keith Ferguson CAFE UK & Republic of Ireland Development Officer travelled to Inverness to discuss setting up a new group there. To read a full story, please follow this link. [+]

NEWS IN BRIEF

1. This year’s resolution, entitled “Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace,” has been adopted at UN General Assembly. To read more about this resolution, please follow this link [+]
2. The European Commission has adopted the EU Disability Strategy aiming to eradicate the existing barriers which prevent millions of EU citizens from having access to many services and are major obstacles which put many activities out of reach. To read full article, please follow this link.

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News:

+ Marcin Kornak and Piotr Pawlowski join CAFE

+ Website now in Italian and Ukrainian

+ Our Enewsletter is now also avaiable in Russian and Polish

+ Celebration of International Day of Disabled People

+ A new DSA launched - the Inclusive Supporters Association Northern Ireland 

+ Launch of the Scottish Disabled Supporters Association

+ International Fans Seminars

+ Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fans

+ NEWS IN BRIEF

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