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Tag Archives: Football
Riddlesdown up for a cup double – and all in ‘bizarre’ 14 hours
Riddlesdown Collegiate’s under-15s might be the best football team of their age in the country – but English schools football bosses have presented them with the daunting task of playing two end-of-season finals within 14 hours later this month. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged Arsenal, Bet365 Stadium, Crystal Palace FC, David Ozoh, EA Sports, English Scgools' Football Association, English Schools Cup final, ESFA, Football, Kate Moss, Kieran Gibbs, Nigel Reo-Coker, Riddlesdown, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Stoke, Stoke City, Under-15s, West Ham United
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Palace fan to make his England football debut at age of 59
Seth Gillman, whose selection for the England Parkinson’s Walking Football team was reported in Inside Croydon last year, is off on his first overseas tour with the national team. Gillman is part of the 10-strong England squad which flies to … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Health, Sport
Tagged Bromley FC, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Football, Hayes Lane, Seth Gillman, walking football
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Take the kids to see London City Lionesses for just a quid
London City Lionesses are opening their gates for half-term with a budget-friendly Kids for a Quid offer. London City, in their first season as a Women’s Super League side, will this Sunday, October 19, be in League Cup action against … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Football, Sport
Tagged Bromley, Football, Hayes Lane, London City Lionesses, Women's Super League
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Sky-high prices force pubs to pull plug on televised football
Pub managers, landlords and landladies across Croydon have been forced to do some hurried new sums, as they face bills of £30,000 per year for a licence to show Premier League football on their bars’ televisions using Sky Sports. And … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Football, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, Football, Premier League, pubs, Sky Sports, Sky TV, The Builders Arms, The Spread Eagle, Whelans
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Croydon FC youth recruitment training day, Beckenham, Aug 2
Posted in Activities, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Beckenham, Croydon FC, Croydon FC youth trials, Football
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Palace are adding a touch of poetry to their beautiful game
It is sometimes said that football, when it’s played properly, at its fluid best, is like a form of physical poetry. Well now, the National Literacy Trust and Arts Council England have launched A Poem for Your Club to try … Continue reading
Football clubs helping obese men score their weight-loss goals
A health group based at a football club in Sutton helped local men to lose half a ton of unwanted weight during 2024. Sutton’s MAN v FAT Football club, which meets every Wednesday at Goals Sutton on London Road, saw … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Health, Sutton Council, Uncategorized
Tagged Dagnall Park, Football, Goals Sutton, MAN v FAT, obesity, Weight loss
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Football club delays its kick-off for a hedgehog pitch invader
Last night’s AFC Croydon Athletic under-18s game against Corinthian Casuals at Mayfield Stadium was forced to delay its kick-off – there was a hedgehog on the pitch! The Mayfield at Thornton Heath is surrounded by open ground, havens for wildlife, … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Gardening, Thornton Heath, Wildlife
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Hedgehog, Mayfield Stadium, Stormzy, Wilfried Zaha
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Stormzy’s changing the game by opening his #MerkyFC HQ
Stormzy’s fusion of music and football made another massive stride today with the announcement that, backed by global sports brand Adidas, he has taken over the sports pitches at what was Selhurst Sports Arena to launch #Merky FC HQ, a … Continue reading
Posted in #MerkyFC HQ, Activities, AFC Croydon Athletic, Art, Charity, Education, Football, Music, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged #MerkyFC, Adidas, Communities First Foundation, Croydon, EA Sports, Football, Selhurst, Selhurst Sports Arena, Stormzy
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Croydon FC 2024-2025 youth trials, Apr 27, May 11 and May 25
Posted in Activities, Croydon FC, Football
Tagged Croydon, Croydon FC, Croydon FC youth trials, Football
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Mayor Perry accused of ‘fibbing’ over Croydon Arena repairs
Confusion surrounds the operational status of Croydon Arena, the council-owned sports stadium, after Tory Mayor Jason Perry announced yesterday that, thanks to his personal intervention, the venue had reopened. Users of the multi-sport venue accused piss-poor Perry of “fibbing” – … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, GLL - Better, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Sport
Tagged athletics, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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National five-a-side tournament offers 5-star Dubai prize
Croydon’s five-a-side footballers have a chance to take part in a national competition where the prize for the overall winners is a five-night trip for seven staying at a 5-star resort in Dubai. WOW Hydrate and Powerleague, the home of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Football, Purley Way, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Football, Jude Bellingham, Powerleague, Purley Way
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McGlashan takes over to conduct Stormzy’s Athletic project
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: They might need a revolving door at the Mayfield Stadium soon, such has been the pace of the comings and goings at Wilf Zaha and Stormzy’s football club. ANDREW SINCLAIR, pictured right, keeps tabs on who’s in and … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, AFC Whyteleafe, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Combined Counties League, Croydon FC, Danny Young, Football, Jermaine McGlashan, Liam Giles, Nahum Green, SCEFL, Southern Counties East Football League, Stormzy, Whyteleafe, Wilf Zaha
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NHS urges fans to take a shot for England at the World Cup
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Groups gathering together in pubs and bars to watch matches in the football World Cup could increase the risk of spreading flu and covid warns Dr CHRIS STREATHER, the medical director for the NHS in London, pictured right … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Dr Chris Streather, Football, Harry Kane, NHS London, World Cup
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Sutton United are seeking a Wembley date with destiny
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Sutton United face a date with destiny this afternoon, just one game away from a Wembley play-off final and the chance of entering the Football League for the first time in the club’s 120-year history. A capacity crowd … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Sutton Unitd
Tagged Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sutton United
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Selhurst church football academy, Jul 26-29
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Football, Selhurst, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Football, Selhurst
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AUDIO: Puncheon’s winner ends Palace’s relegation fears
And breathe, Palace fans. Jason Puncheon’s fine 68th-minute goal proved enough to earn a vital 1-0 victory over Norwich City, to give Crystal Palace their first – yes, first and only – league win of 2016 and, above all else, … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace, Football, Jason Puncheon
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‘Shall we sing a song for you?’ Derby day’s chorus of approval
The Rams took on the Trams last Saturday. And SHASHA KHAN led the fans’ slightly confusing chorus of “Croydon!” If any further proof was needed that Croydon Athletic is one of the sides best in the division, then take a … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Shasha Khan, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon, Croydon FC, Football
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Vase provides another chance of football escapism for Trams
Croydon FC get a second chance to taste cup glory on Saturday when they host the high-flying Horsham YMCA in the FA Vase second qualifying round. Given the non-league team’s dreadful performances in the league so far – P8 W1 … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Football
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Eagles fans angry as club moves to ban banners at Selhurst
Crystal Palace Football Club risked the anger of their most loyal fans when they issued a statement late last night effectively banning banners from Selhurst Park unless they had been passed for approval in advance by the club. With Palace … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged cpfc, Crystal Palace, Football, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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Trams and Rams face friendly summer start to their cup runs
Wimbledon tennis is barely half-done. The Ashes cricket Tests don’t start until next week. Yet football’s about to get underway again, marked with yesterday’s draw for the preliminary rounds of the FA Cup… AFC Croydon Athletic, the phoenix club, returned … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, The Rams, The Trams
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