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Want to be a referee?
Why referee? Refereeing is a great way to be involved in football. There are opportunities...
Parklife is here – The Grassroots hub programme has lift off
Grassroots hub programme has lift off The FA and partners use official opening of first community...
FA responds to concerns over head injury reports
Grassroots spoke to the FA yesterday in relation to further medical reports linking heading the...
The problem with academies…..
Many thanks to Dan Yeo for this piece on football academies in England. There’s no doubt that...
The FA agrees new six-season overseas broadcast deal
The FA Board has ratified a ‘hugely significant’ overseas broadcast rights deal that will ensure...
FA guide to Safeguarding children – No action is not an option.
The FA's role in safeguarding and dealing with abuse Let's make football safe, not sorry As the...
Are they analysing a grassroots or premier league game?
It felt like watching Neville and Carragher discussing a Premier league game……. Yes that’s right....
Referee asking for honest feedback from coaches/parents…..
A young U7 referee asking for your feedback... Every week I try to strike a balance between...
Match abandoned when spectators turn up with weapons following a row on the sidelines.
Police are appealing for information after an incident at a football match in Thornaby on Sunday...
Record number of participants in 2016 Girls’ Football Weeks
A record 130,000 girls and women have taken part in FA Girls' Football Week in 2016. More than...
3G pitches in Holland ripped up after Cancer link safety fears
The parents of boys at the Ajax academy De Toekomst in Amsterdam received letters last week to...
I am a Child and this is MY game…..
I am a Child and I like to play, I like to step onto the pitch and do it my way, I like to hear...