by GRF Admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Latest News, News
For young footballers aspiring to reach the next level, the prospect of being spotted by a scout is an exciting one. However, understanding what scouts look for can be the key to standing out from the competition. Most professional clubs develop player profiles...
by GRF Admin | Jul 22, 2025 | Latest News
In an innovative move to combat depression, GPs in Gloucestershire are set to prescribe live football matches instead of traditional medication, as part of a pioneering mental health initiative. The pilot scheme, designed by Labour MP and former GP Dr Simon Opher in...
by GRF Admin | Jul 14, 2025 | Health, Latest News
What began as a friendly five-a-side match turned into a fight for life when 32-year-old Regan Pearson collapsed suddenly on the pitch. Sudden Collapse on the Pitch Regan was playing a regular weekly game with colleagues at a leisure centre in Northallerton when...
by GRF Admin | Jul 10, 2025 | Latest News
So why did I want to be a football coach and what did I think I would get out of it? The answer is not as simple as you might think. Actually it’s a bloody tough one to consider but I’ll try and be as honest as I can. When a parent looks over and notices that their...
by GRF Admin | Jul 10, 2025 | headline news, Latest News, News
Under-10s players were left heartbroken after the team’s coach used money raised for a trip to Spain to fund a gambling habit. A trusted junior football coach has left families devastated after squandering thousands of pounds meant to send a children’s football team...
by GRF Admin | Apr 24, 2025 | headline news, Latest News, News
North Yorkshire Football Match Goes Down the Pan After Referee Finds Poo in Shoe In one of the strangest match abandonments the beautiful game has ever seen, a North Yorkshire football fixture was flushed down the drain at half-time after the referee found a steaming...