Welcome to CAFE!

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.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

CAFE would like to wish you, your families, friends and groups a Merry Christmas and a Happy and successful New Year in 2011. We also would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a friend, partner and supporter of our work.

David Bernstein appointed as a new Chairman of The FA

CAFE is delighted to announced that David Bernstein, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Trustees of CAFE, has today been nominated to be the new Chairman of The Football Association (in England). CAFE would like to offer its heartfelt congratulations to David. 

Joyce Cook, CAFE's Managing Director said 'Everyone at CAFE is delighted by this great news. David is a tremendous Chairman to Centre for Access to Football in Europe. His friendship and dedication to our works have been unwavering. We are all very proud today and wish David every success in his new role as Chairman of the FA.'

FAI establishes an Inclusive Supporters Club (FAIISC)

The Football Association of Ireland, through their Football For All programme has established a new supporters club in partnership with all disability governing bodies throughout the country. This new affiliate of the ‘Boys in Green’ aims to represent Irish supporters with disability views, issues and concerns within the Aviva stadium and the FAI. To read more, please follow this link.

New European Stadium Reports website

We are pleased to launch a new section of the CAFE website - European Stadium Reports. This new section is designed to be a living guide of Stadium Reports with useful access information especially for disabled fans and their family and friends who are planning to attend European Football Stadia. To visit our new website section, please follow this link.
Fans Comments

To view some of the latest comments from around the grounds please click on the relevant links below. If you are a travelling fan, or want to add a comment about your own club, please visit our Stadia Reports website and leave your comments on that club.

1. Seaview (Crusader F.C - Northern Ireland)

2. Wojska Polskiego (Legia Warszawa - Poland)

3. Easter Road Stadium (Hibernian F.C - Scotland)
 

CAFE Office

Please note that CAFE will be shut from Christmas Eve until Monday 10th January. Emails and voicemail messages will be responded to as soon as possible after the 10th.

NEWS IN BRIEF

 1. AVILA, Spain wins the title: the most accessible city in Europe - The Spanish city of Avila was chosen by a jury panel, in cooperation with the Disability Movement, as Europe’s most accessible city. To read more about this award, please follow this link.

2. The 4th Equality Summit, hosted by the Belgian Presidency in Brussels on 15-16 November, took stock of the measures implemented under the Council Directive to promote non-discrimination in employment and heard the views of representatives of discriminated groups, employers, trade unions and equality bodies on their experiences in implementing the European legislation. To read more, please follow this link.

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