Emdad Rahman interviews author Dan Lyndon. With October being Black History Month, it is perhaps appropriate to celebrate the life of a truly ground-breaking black football player. Walter Tull was a football pioneer who served as an officer in the ...
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Arsenal Legend Tony Adams joins homeless footballers
Salvation Army’s Homeless Team makes football finals Emdad Rahman Arsenal and England Football legend Tony Adams was a star guest as the Gunners and Three Lions ex-captain turned out to support homeless footballers in action. The occasion was the Partnership ...
Read More »Search for an Asian football star kicks off at Wembley!
Global financial trading company TradeNext have launched their Search For An Asian Football Star initiative to discover talented young Asian footballers in the UK. The scheme will offer more than 500 young Asian footballers the chance to showcase their skills ...
Read More »Housing out of your league – unless you’re a footballer
England captain Steven Gerrard may boast a £3.9m mansion but it’s a far cry from the modest home he grew up in on a tough council estate in Liverpool. Gerrards Lane in Merseyside and Gerrard Street in London may both ...
Read More »Rich Mix of film and football
Controversial local venue the Rich Mix Cinema is offering films and football this month. As part of the East End Film Festival, Rich Mix will be showing a number of films and hosting subsequent Q&A sessions from 14th to 25th ...
Read More »Sandy Jardine: total footballer
Emdad Rahman: The first time I came across William Pullar (Sandy) Jardine was when I collected his Panini sticker when I was a youngster. The Scotland icon was a star veteran at Hearts of Midlothian at the time and soon ...
Read More »New 3G football pitch opens at Spikes Bridge Park
Over 60 lucky local young footballers were the first to play on the brand new 3G football pitch at the London Tigers Sports Complex in Spikes Bridge Park during the opening ceremony on Monday 7th April. The artificial 11-a-side turf ...
Read More »Boost for community groups thanks to football tournament
Community groups providing popular services such as welfare advice, activities for children and sports clubs have benefited from extra funding thanks to a football tournament launched by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets. Up to 20 organisations were chosen by to ...
Read More »Football takes centre stage
Jilu Miah Mannan with the Mayor. BFA Awards Ceremony 2012 The 16th Annual BFA Awards Ceremony, held at the Troxy, attracted 500 young people and distinguished guests from the world of football and media, local politicians, local businessmen and community ...
Read More »An appeal from the Football Poets
Emdad Rahman: S.O.S. (Save Our Site)! Calling all football/soccer poets, football fans and people interested in football! football! football!
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