{"id":2135,"date":"2025-05-25T13:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T11:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emptystands.me\/?page_id=2135"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:57:10","slug":"startseite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emptystands.me\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, nice to see you!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We are Empty Stands \u2013 a support group of football fans from Germany, Austria and Switzerland so far living with ME\/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis\/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Long COVID and Post-Vac. More than 120 fans from more than 50 different clubs are currently active in our Signal group<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to our disease, we can only express our passion for football to a very limited extent. Some of us are occasionally able to attend matches in the stadium, but we often have to accept a deterioration in our condition (“crash”) in the following days. However, for most of us going to stadiums remains just a dream. Some of us no longer even have the energy to watch our clubs’ matches on TV or listen to them on the radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are currently organizing campaigns with various fan groups in support of the ME\/CFS Research Foundation to raise more awareness and funding for ME\/CFS research. As football is our shared passion, we want to use it to raise awareness of the disease, encourage donations and to voice our demands<\/a> to the public. Our self-help chat on Signal also provides those affected with the opportunity to exchange experiences and support each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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