Archive of News and Views posts

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In support of Saka

ASIA was invited to speak outside the stadium in late July, when crowds gathered to show solidarity with the England footballers who faced racist abuse after the recent European Championship.…
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Thoughts from the terraces

Here’s a thought about the Everton sanction, sent to us at AISA. Anyone else suspicious of the FA’s relatively rapid sanction of Everton and the severe penalty imposed on what…
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Winning the FA Cup is becoming a habit

As the whistle blew in a (mostly) empty Wembley Stadium we celebrated Arsenal’s 14th FA Cup win. Amazing. Unprecedented. An extension of the record we set in 2017 by beating…
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NO MORE RED AND THE BEN KINSELLA TRUST

The Ben Kinsella Trust’s Youth Ambassadors Programme gives young people a voice in the efforts to stop knife crime. Knife crime disproportionately affects young people. According to research from the…
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Televised games in the UK

The Premier League has announced that 160 of the 380 matches to be played this season will not be televised ‘live’. That means matches behind closed doors will not be…
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ACCESS TO THE STADIUM – WEDNESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER

AISA has been talking urgently to the club about getting into the stadium – especially about the queueing and bag sizes. Following the congestion and difficulties accessing the Emirates stadium…