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Crawley Old Girls pick up prestigious FA award

Crawley COGS picked up one of the main awards at the FA Women’s Football Awards at Wembley Stadium last week  Attended by a host of important figures from the women’s game, the evening included a range of awards from Vauxhall England Player of the Year to WSL Player’s Player and Manager of the Year. The […]

STAYING ACTIVE WITH SOMETHING EXTRA AT PLYMOUTH

THE joy of being active and all the benefits it can bring is certainly not exclusive to the young. Plymouth Argyle Community Trust run a number of programmes that cater for people of all ages and abilities, helping their community to be active, be healthy and be happy. The Extra Time sessions run every Monday […]

1.1 MILLION PROJECT LAUNCHED FOR DISABILITY FOOTBALL

 EFL Trust and Wembley National Stadium Trust announce Every Player Counts project Disability football in England has received a major boost following the announcement of Every Player Counts, a new £1.1m project from the EFL Trust that aims to attract almost 10,000 new participants into the sport.

Fulham FC’s FanActiv Wins at Global Sport Award

Fulham FC Foundation’s innovative fan’s health programme, fanActive, has won  international recognition as winners of the Beyond Sport ‘Best New Innovation’ Award. Last week Fulham FC Foundation and London United – the charitable arms of London’s professional football clubs – were recognised before an audience of global sport industry delegates for the programme which has […]

Footballers Say Yes to NCS

Professional footballers from the EFL have pledged their support for the National Citizen Service (NCS) by becoming ambassadors for the teenage personal and social development programme.The popular NCS programme is delivered by EFL clubs across the country, helping young people develop important skills whilst making an impact in their local communities. Sheffield Wednesday’s Liam Palmer […]

Students Start their Degree with Football Clubs

Did you know you can study for a degree with a football club? Over 100 students have just start their degree course with Football Clubs around the country. The Foundation Degree in Community Football Coaching and Development has been designed in conjunction with the University of South Wales and the EFL Trust in order to identify the […]

FA Cup Girls’ Football Festival A Winner

Women’s football was a big winner last weekend with SSE Women’s FA Cup Final and FA Girls’ Football Festival both thriving successes Wembley saw a fantastic SSE Women’s FA Cup match on Saturday with Arsenal Ladies successfully securing the prestigious title for a record 14th time. Prior to the match the atmosphere was buzzing with […]

Players Back NCS

Football Players across the country will be backing the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme during the NCS Match Day Takeover. Over the next two weekends football clubs and players will support the NCS Match Day Takeover which will celebrate NCS and the voluntary work done in the local community by young people on the programme. […]