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So it’s decided. England top their World Cup Group and go on to play Nigeria next week in the women’s World Cup. We’ve already looked at how the Lionesses stack up on social media, so how does the Nigerian Squad compare?
There’s high hopes back home for the Lionesses in the World Cup. But with a few key players missing due to injury, it could be a tough tournament for the Europeans champions. Still, we’ve got quite the squad! And here they are ranked – but not on performance on the pitch! We’ll let the pundits do that. Instead we’ve looked at the Instagram followings of the England World Cup Squad.
Grown ups behaving badly at junior football games… if you’ve spent any time in the junior games at all, you’ve probably seen it yourself. And now grassroots coaches Simon Compton and Mark Jones lift the lid on some awful adult behaviour in the junior game in their new book “The Accidental Manager.”
The move from under 8s to under 9s is a big one on junior football, with a considerably larger pitch, a change from 5 a side to 7 a side and longer games too. So here are some tips to help your team with the transition.
Cup final season in the junior football calendar is upon us. A big came can be a nerve wracking thing for an adult player, so imagine that pressure for the first time amongst the youngest players in the game! We talk tips for keeping kids calm before cup finals and other big games.
Love them or loathe them, Liverpool is a powerhouse of a Premier League footballing site with an epic history. Here are 5 fascinating facts you probably didn’t know about the red half of Merseyside.
The Premier League is one of the best football leagues in the world, sporting legend status players and attracting millions of eye balls every single week. But how did we get from such humble amateur footballing beginnings to here? Let’s take a look.
Football. It’s magic. And while the top tier teams will often consistently perform, on the odd occasion there’s an upset to remember. Here are 6 of our favourite footballing upsets in English football history.
There are specific rules, set out by the Football Association, that must be followed when playing football at under 10s level. “Mini Soccer” is played by all children up to the age of 10. All you need to know about the sport for children at this age is set out below – from how many players on a team to the size of the pitch, goals and even the size of the ball that is used.
Football at under 9s in England follows the laws of Mini Soccer. These laws entail the maximum playing time for children, how many players can play in a match and even the size of the ball that should be used. If you want to get your child involved in Football and they are in this age group, here is all you need to know.
Under 8s football adheres to the FA laws of “Mini Soccer,” which determine the age of players, time limits on games and other things too. Got a child going into under 8s football or considering it? Here’s everything you need to know about football at this level in England.
What size of football should children use? We look at FA laws governing ball size and the requirements for games in youth football. Pictured: Baby with a size 5 ball. Definitely not FA sanctioned! 😂
As 68,800+ people packed out Old Trafford to cheer on England women’s team in their Euro 2022 opener, it’s important that we reflect on just how far the women’s game has come. And let’s not forget that 101 years ago, the FA effectively banned the women’s game. That ban would go on to last half a century. Here’s the story of how a factory football team of ladies became the catalyst for an FA ban on the women’s game.
We tried out Flick Football’s urban ball returner for a drop kick training session with our 7 year old. Here’s what we thought of it, the pros and cons and a bit more information about the product as a kick training device in the context of young players.
Under 7s football follows the laws of “Mini Soccer,” which determine the age of players, time limits on games and other things too. Find out everything you need to know about getting started with U7s football in England.
How Popular is Football in the UK in 2023? Football is the most popular sport in the world, with roughly 3.5 billion worldwide fans of
Traditionalists may not like it! But personally, I don’t like to risk being stuck on a hill or mountain with a dead phone or head torch battery. So I like to carry a portable charging device (or 2, or 3) with me. Here are the best portable charging banks for hiking that I’ve used. (And I’ve used a lot, by the way).
We don’t post loads on social (shock, horror, we know). But we will try harder… promise!
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