Every Fan
Deserves a Voice
Sports Fans Coalition (SFC) is dedicated to protecting fans wherever public policy impacts the games we love.
About us
SFC is a grassroots, sports fans advocacy organization. We’re made up of sports fans who want to have a say in how the sports industry works, and to put fans first.
We have one goal: to give you a seat at the table whenever laws or public policy impacting sports are being made.
The Fan’s Agenda
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Systemic racism is ingrained in America's laws, economics, culture, and sports. SFC supports inclusion and equality including, promoting franchise ownership by people of color and Equal Pay for Equal Play
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The NCAA, sports apparel and merchandise companies and media conglomerates earn billions of dollars in sports-related revenue each year, yet claim to operate in the name of so-called “amateurism.” While college athletic programs often help students gain a college education, they too often extract economic gains from athletes while denying those young men and women a real chance to complete their degrees or otherwise share in the bounty created by the athletes’ own blood, sweat, and tears.
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Fans built most of the arenas and stadiums in this country. Fans own the airwaves that the leagues broadcast their games over. Fans buy merch, tickets, concessions, and so much more to support their fandom. And, fans even buy over-priced, bloated TV bundles to watch their team! So why are billionaires blocking them from enjoying the games from the comfort of their living rooms? Short answer: greed.
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When teams and leagues fail to advocate for the players, it falls on the fans to do so. Too often the sports industry fails to adequately protect the players from heat-related illnesses, concussions, or other injuries. As fans, we recognize these kinds of harms aren’t always avoidable, but they certainly can be mitigated and treated properly once they occur — not covered up.
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Taxpaying fans have footed the bill for billionaires far too long. Local and state governments often hand over to sports team owners cash, tax subsidies, or tax exemptions to help construct or renovate new stadiums. These agreements hardly yield any positive benefit to the taxpayer or the fans. There’s little to no economic benefit, taxpayers don’t receive discounts or reasonable ticket and concession prices, and local citizens, like high school or youth league sports teams, usually can’t use the stadium at an affordable rate. New sports stadiums can be a great thing for fans, and we know that while not ideal, public funds can be a big help to these projects-- we just want the fans and taxpayers to get a fair return on their money. Sports Fans Coalition, therefore, demands that if an owner or league receives any public benefit from taxpayers, the fans get something in return.
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Every year, sports fans spend billions on illegal sports bets. These sports bettors have no rights against fraud, no data security or privacy guarantee, and no recourse to fight back against bad actors. However, in many of the states that have legalized sports betting, they don’t fare much better either.
Lawmakers need to pass laws that protect consumers and their privacy, create integrity and transpareny in the marketplace, and provide resources for those at risk of problem gambling.
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Over the last decade, investors have been digging their claws into the juggernaut that is American sports. Some investors are from foreign countries, which seem opportune to promote American sports and players abroad, but the opportunity is not in America’s favor. In reality, it makes American fandom susceptible to something much worse – Foreign Sovereign Wealth Funds.
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It’s no secret — ticketing in the United States is broken. What broke it? Monopoly power run amok. Live Nation/Ticketmaster hold the keys to nearly every fan’s fandom, and it’s far past time the DOJ breaks them up. However, that’s not enough. Congress and state lawmakers need to pass laws that protect fans’ right to transfer tickets, require all-in pricing, ban deceptive marketing practices, and strengthen the BOTS Act of 2016.
SPORTS FANS UNITE.
SPORTS FANS UNITE.
Fan Manifesto
We are led by the fans, for the fans.
We fight to make sure our favorite sports put the fans first.
We call out the leagues and owners when they're greedy and dishonest.
We protect our favorite players to keep the game safe and exciting.
We spend our hard-earned money on tickets and jerseys,
so we have the power to make sports better when we work together.
We cheer, we scream, we speak out—
because we are sports fans, and we have a voice.
Latest News
There might be a sports fan somewhere in this great country of ours who believes that watching sports is inexpensive and hassle-free. We just never met one. Instead, most sports fans must buy TV packages they don’t want, pay inflated prices, navigate blackout policies that make no sense, or subscribe to more services than they need, just to follow the home team. Unfortunately, it could get a lot worse.