Let’s
save football “Working towards a
transparent and violence-free football”
Our main objective is
to contribute towards change within the football citizenry, offering
a meeting point for all club members (socios) and supporters,
regardless of jerseys or league division, from where to report all
violent or corrupt behaviour surrounding the game. We will stand by
those who for any given reason don’t feel at ease with informing the
authorities. Individual effort,
though noble and exemplary, has been proven ineffective. For there
to be true, profound and lasting change, football-loving people must
come together and act collectively. Football should only
be a sport!!! Never hesitate! Every
single illegal action must be reported to the authorities! We are
here to support you. We truly hope Salvemos
al Futbol is some day deemed unnecessary and folds. It would mean
that: Everybody feels
safe in a stadium. Courts are just,
and impunity a memory. Corrupt and
violent behaviour has been eradicated from our game. Police forces
developed effective crow control skills. The president of
the Asociacion del Futbol Argentino assumed responsibility and
behaves in an exemplary manner. Until then Salvemos al
Futbol will keep on growing and working hard for all this to
happen!!!
The Vision of ‘Salvemos al Fútbol’ Presented in “Play the Game 2011”
Our organization had the privilege to be a part of the seventh
edition of the prestigious conference between the 3rd and 6th of
October in the German Sport University of Cologne, Germany, with the
presence of prestigious references in different areas of sport.
Monica Nizzardo talked about the work of SAF in two separate days.
Play the Game is one of the most prestigious meeting places for
worldwide sports with the participation of journalists, leaders,
athletes and all people related to world sport culture.
In the 2011 conference, SAF participated through the presence of its
president, Mónica Nizzardo. Our representative talked in two panels:
one concerning football y politics and the other dedicated to sport
documentaries.
On Tuesday, October 4, Mónica explained the particular areas of
violence in Argentinean football in her first group lecture.
SAF participated next to another Argentinean, Javier Szlifman,
licensed in communication and author of the blog “Pelota Afuera”
(Out of Bounds). Our countryman gave a brief history of the history
of violence in Argentinean football and its relation with the media.
The other member of the panel was German journalist Ronny Blaschke,
who presented his book “Attack from the Right – Political
Extremists in Football”, a work that describes the link between
football and the right extremists in Germany. Argentinean
journalists Ezequiel Fernández Moores was in charge of the
coordination of the talks.
On Wednesday, October 5, the second panel occurred, as we mentioned,
dealing with the audio-visual production related with sport, also
with the participation of SAF. It presented a part of “Fútbol
Violencia S.A.”, filmed by Pablo Tesoriere, in which Nizzardo was
head of production.
Along with the president of SAF, the panel was filled by producer
Harshad Mistry of England´s BBC, who presented “The Making of
Rwanda 17”; the Danish journalist Niels Christian Jung showed his
documentary “Son of a Football Star,” and Hajo Seppelt and Robert
Kempe (German) presented their work on “Sport in North Korea.” The
panel was led by German journalist Jens Weinreich.
This year the slogan of the conference, with more than 330
participants and 140 speakers, was “Bringing change to the heart of
sport”
The most important themes of the conference were the fight against
corruption in sports, the social value of big events, the continued
development of anti-drug politics, and the fight against gender
discrimination, and how to develop sports in poor regions.
Jens Sejer Anderson, international director and responsible
for the conference affirmed: “We are in a very important time for
the future of sports, and strong participation is needed in order to
change the course of sports that are heading towards
auto-destruction. Therefore we are happy that a lot of people who
run the international program have chosen to come to Play the Game,
creating deeper debates in fundamental problems.”
Sport, Modes of Communication and the Situation
in Germany
As a part of the international delegation chosen by Play the Game,
Salvemos al Futbol also participated in a seminar offered by the
German radio station Deutsachlandfunk (DLF) on October 2nd in
Cologne.
The day was full of interesting presentations and seminars with
some of the most recognized specialists about German sport and
modes of communication.
In the photo Monica Nizzardo is next to two Argentineans, Ezequiel
Fernández Moores y Javier Szlifman.
The intense sessions of lectures and debates were seen nuanced
by moments of rich cultural exchange. Moments that only got
better the following days during the conference of Play the
Game.
From 26 toOctober 1, the president of
“Salvemos al Futbol”,invited bymembersof the Federation
ofFansin England
and Wales, visited London.
"It was awonderfuland enrichingexperience," said
Nizzardo
On WednesdaySeptember 28, in the morning, shewas invited toSKYSPORTS
In the afternoon,
she along withEmiliano,
a fanatical Arsenal fan, made
a tour of theold
stadium.
The club movedto the new stadiumin
July 2006after spending93 yearsat Highbury.
The old stadiumhas not disappeared
completely.It has becomea housing complex.They
havebuilt 4
apartment towersrespecting thestructure and locationof
the oldstands.
“The biggest fans have not hesitated to do whatever we can to be the
owners of one of these flats. It wasn't easy, but some of us have
managed to do it”.
says Emiliano,excited.
The
main entrance
was kept
Also theentrance hallalsoretainsthe counter,the bust ofChapman,DTArsenalmanaged tobecome theworld's most famousclub.
Thespace of the oldfield isnowa beautiful park ontheproperty.
At night,
Monica went to thenewArsenalStadium:
Emirates Stadium,with
JoeandDavidMulcahy, fans of Arsenal.
Themascot withthe colors of
theclubgreetsentrants tobuy
merchandise.
The matchwasArsenal- Olympiakos, for the
ChampionsLeague.
Aftersporting event, comments on
the gamecontinued
betweenfriends in
a pubnear the stadium.There,Monicadiscoveredthe
traditionalGuinness, and
the nightlife offootball
fans.
JoeMulcahy,has dedicated
manyhours of his lifeto the collection of
historical material fromArsenal.The following isan
excerpt from along talk aboutthe issue.
I want to give special thanks to StevePowell, Eda and JoeMulcahy. Igreatlyappreciatethe kindness
youhave hadwith
me. Itgives me greatstrength to continuein
this greatstruggle of"Let’s save Football" says, Monica
Nizzardo, moved.
From the slums of Buenos
Aires, there's only one escape – football. To play like Maradona or
Tevez is the ultimate dream, but off the pitch there's another
option: joining one of the violent gangs who control the sport. An
extraordinary report of life among the world's most dangerous fans.
German Sport
University, Cologne, Germany
3-6 October 2011
For the seventh time
Play the Game will gather stakeholders in sport to join the
discussion on essential issues in world sport at the world
communication conference Play the Game 2011 - bringing change to
the heart of sport.
Play the Game 2011 is
organised in cooperation with the German Sport University in Cologne,
Germany.
All conference
information such as prices, accomodation and dates for registration
and submissions as well as information about conference topics,
programme and speakers will be published on this page as soon as the
information is available. So stay tuned.
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) is doing a questionnaire
for the World Cup edition of its magazine The Football Supporter
(tfs). We'd like to get the views of fans in the Americas.
Please complete the attached questionnaire and return them to:
La federación de hinchas de futbol de Inglaterra y Gales hace una
encuesta sobre el mundial. Los resultados seran publicados en la
edicion especial para el mundial de su revista The Football
Supporter(tfs). Querriamos saber el punto de vista de
las hinchas de las Americas. Por favor, lllenen la encuesta
adjuntada y devuelvanlas a:
Your replies can be in English, French, Portguese or Spanish. Please
include your name and the club and national team you support. Please
forward this message to all your football supporting friends and
contacts.
Thanks very much!
Sus respuestas pueden ser escritas en ingles, francés, portugués o
castellano. Incluyan su nombre, apellido y el club y selección
nacional quien ustedes siguen, por favor. También, pasen este mail a
todos sus amigos y contactos quienes sean hinchas de futbol, por
favor.
September, 2009
It is a pleasure to inform you that this month Salvemos al Fútbol
has its third anniversary and we have taken yet another step in the
development of our organization.
In situations like ours there are no
single achievements can exist with the efforts of just one person.
Teamwork is crucial and for that, once again, we would like to take
this opportunity to recognize and thank everyone who has helped in
our fight.
Appealing to your goodwill, we would
like to acknowledge that we have opened a bank account, so if you
wish to express your desire to help, you can now do so in the form
of a donation.
Salvemos al Fútbol started
as a non-profit organization and will continue as such. However, it
we cannot escape the fact that with every activity which we
undertake more and more resources are needed. This organization
lacks the financial support it needs, in order for it not to be
solely supported by those who direct it. With that in mind, we
invite you to make any donation that you can.
We are happy to help with any
questions or concerns that you might have.
Donations:
Account type: (Cuenta corriente especial en pesos)
Nº 0120858583 In the name of Salvemos al Futbol Asociación
Civil (C.B.U 01100129/40001208585830 ) ( located at the
corresponding bank branch of the Bank of the Nation of Argentina.
(correspondiente a la
Sucursal 050 -Congreso del Banco de la Nación Argentina.)
Once you have made a deposit,
please contact us at
info@salvemosalfutbol.org with the
date and number of the transaction so that we can put it on record.
The information that you send us
allows us to register your support and to send you the corresponding
receipt.
If you would like to make the
donation in person, you can come to our offices by calling
011-4953-4606 to make an appointment.