I heard about this fan group a few months ago and along with many other fan groups across Italy and Europe they are starting to show that football fans can and need to get involved – partly inspired by FC United…. here is there story………………..Lucca United
Q & A with Stefano Galligani of Lucca United -Supporters Trust of AS LUCCHESE LIBERTAS1905
Q. Can you tell us in England how Lucca United came about and it’s relationship with AS LUCCHESE LIBERTAS 1905
A. Unfortunately our club was demoted twice from League 1 for financial problems and irregularities, first time in 2008 and again in 2011 when we had just regained League 1 after two promotions in a row. In 2011 the club had to restart from the 6th tier of Italian football and we decided that we had to play a more active role and needed to have our word in the matter. We founded our cooperative in November 2011 and we currently have some 400 members.
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