Emdad Rahman After months of scrutiny, the dynamic Pro Touch SA has been named best London football academy for 2017 as part of the Greater London Enterprise Awards 2017, hosted by SME news. Pro Touch SA CEO Ash Rahman is ...
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Football for the many, not the few
FANS HAVE BEEN welcoming Labour’s plans to boost the grassroots game and encourage the next generation of players and coaches. The offer was announced by Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn as he joined youngsters training at Hackney Marshes on Cup Final ...
Read More »Who’s your woman footballer of the year?
WHAT KIND OF footballer impresses you most? Do you admire the midfielder: a steady player involved in directing the ball away from her own goal and up to the strikers? Or maybe you like to watch the forwards as they make ...
Read More »Migrants: a political football across EU
GERMANY HAS just announced that Angela Merkel’s “open door” policy for refugees has been overturned in practice as well as forgotten in principle: only 280,000 people sought asylum in 2016 – down by 600,000 on 2015. Merkel’s original response to ...
Read More »Team Football Beyond Borders breaks world record
Emdad Rahman Chestnut Grove Academy School in Balham became the unlikely venue for a new world record as 16 inspirational friends came together to do just that. The previous record had stood at just over 70 hours, which is almost three ...
Read More »Football and cricket unite for One Third soup kitchen
Emdad Rahman It was a case of Chelsea and Scintilla Cricket club providing a sporting theme as our One Soup Kitchen hit the streets to enjoy our weekly catch up with London’s homeless citizens. The heavens had opened. It was ...
Read More »Kick It Out urges football to tackle hatred in the game
Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion organisation, has called for a unified effort from everyone involved in football to eradicate prejudice and hate from the game. The call came as Kick It Out showcased its “Call Full Time On ...
Read More »Inner London Football League: the winners
Emdad Rahman Premiership London Tigers Div 1 FC Crusaders Div 2 St Katherine League Cup FC Crusaders Challenge Cup FC Crusaders Inter League Champions Gower Allstars UK Bangladeshi Championship 2016 Beaumont 2016 Super Cup London Tigers 2016 Legends Cup London ...
Read More »ILFL awards evening celebrates the best grassroots football
Emdad Rahman The Inner London Football League (ILFL) was hailed a resounding success as a packed crowd at The White House venue, Newham, celebrated the best of grassroots football during a star studded ceremony. This is the 15th year that the ...
Read More »Brick Lane “Gutt” hosts football reunion party
Emdad Rahman An afternoon of nostalgic football was on the menu as players from the 70s, 80s and 90s reunited at the iconic “Brick Lane Gutt” to play a friendly football tournament. The football-themed social gathering saw PYO, Stars of ...
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