2025 Fair Game Annual Conference

Want to be more proactive within your football community? Don’t know how you can make your voice heard? Want to know more about what is going on in the sport you love?

Then join us for the Fair Game Workshops & Conference, a one-of-a-kind event that brings together people dedicated to delivering a fairer future for football.

Delivering a Fairer Future for Football

Fair Game Annual Conference

28 & 29 May 2025

Cherry Red Records Stadium, AFC Wimbledon

Dress code: Club colours

Join a day of debates, panels and stalls as we explore how our National Game can become a force for good and secure the long-term future of football.

Info: Held in the Phoenix accessed through the main entrance on Plough Lane.

Info: 10-11.30: Workshop Block One
What is a fan? And who should be consulted?
How can football clubs be a safe and inclusive space for supporters?   
How can compensation for player development be fair?
What support do clubs need to move to a regulatory environment?
Is multi-club ownership fair?

Info: Should the regulator define a minimum standard for fan engagement? 
How can you tackle sexism in men's professional football?
Fair financial flow: How should the £3.2bn be distributed? 
Fixture congestion: What are the problems, and how can you fix it? 
How could the FA be the regulator?

Info: How do we address ticket pricing and affordability?
What would an ideal Governance Code look like?
How do you balance ambition and sustainability?
How can you control players’ wages? 
How big an issue is state-ownership of football clubs and is sportswashing important? 

Host or Publisher Niall Couper