Fifteen women from across the Solomon Islands took the time to learn about leadership development at the inaugural OFC Women’s Football Capacity Building Workshop, held between September 19-21 in Honiara. The workshop, which is part of the OFC Women’s Football Capacity Building Programme, aims to build the foundations for women …
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SSV Bergisch Born, based in my German home town of Remscheid, as a club is known for their good youth development system. But they have a special squad, currently playing in the Under-17 leagues which is open to children with disabilities, children with difficult backgrounds, refugees and girls. Watch my …
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Following an incredible summer of women’s football, PUMA and Nikita Parris have worked together to refurbish the Princes Park Methodist Centre sports court located in her hometown of Toxteth. The newly renovated sports court will provide a safe space for local kids in the community to play football and other …
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The UEFA Grassroots Conference in Spain offered the perfect opportunity to celebrate the excellent work of the 2021/22 award winners. The gold award winners, from Belgium, Germany, Moldova, Scotland and Spain, were honoured at a presentation ceremony watched by delegates from UEFA’s 55 member associations, FIFA and other continental confederations, …
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A new grassroots club development framework was presented to delegates at the UEFA Grassroots Conference in Madrid on Wednesday, September 14. The second day of the conference, which brings together technical development specialists from UEFA’s member football associations, was dedicated to the development of grassroots clubs, which provide the core …
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As part of Sportsbreaks.com’s recent expanded partnership with Manchester United, the club were delighted to welcome over the first North American youth teams to the club’s training facility at Littleton Road, to experience the Team Training Programme. The opportunity, hosted by Manchester United Soccer Schools (MUSS), was organised via the …
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Europe’s grassroots football community comes together in Madrid this week to celebrate recent achievements and discuss further ways to keep developing the game. The conference presents an opportunity for UEFA to reconnect with the national association grassroots community in person after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Madrid event the first …
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The Barça Academy project is going to be operating on five continents again this winter, as Barça Academy Camps are returning to Australia in conjunction with a new partner, Akaw Sports. This means that FC Barcelona’s sports school will again offer Australian boys and girls the opportunity to learn how …
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The first sustainable football turf in the Northeast had some surprise visitors. Chennaiyin FC captain Anirudh Thapa, local boy Ninthoi and Iranian defender Vafa interacted with the kids at Apollo Tyres’ latest Go the Distance turf in Imphal!
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted its 2nd AFC Grassroots Panel Meeting for the term 2022–2023 virtually on Thursday to discuss new ways to attract wider participation in grassroots football in Asia. Attended by 14 panel members from 13 Member Associations (MAs), the meeting outlined recent achievements of grassroots football …
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