football development news

A new campaign will look to help disabled footballers return to the sport and 'reclaim the moments they have missed', as COVID-19 restrictions are gradually ... More

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged his support for plans to build a £70m world class football facility in Northwich, Cheshire. Driven by Cheshire Football ... More

The success of the recent Women's World cup – and the resulting increase in interest in women's football – has led the world governing body ... More

With the plaudits rolling in for the quality of football at the FIFA Women's World Cup, European governing body UEFA has announced increased funding for ... More

The Football Association (FA) has promoted Mark Bullingham, its chief commercial and football development officer, as its new chief executive. Bullingham, a surprise name for ... More

British youngsters with ambitions to forge a successful career in football development will be eligible to apply for a United Nations (UN) leadership programme after ... More

Developing the grassroots game in China and India – the two largest populations in the world – was the main focus of the International Football Development ... More

Unicef head of sports programmes Liz Twyford and Twitter’s head of sport Alex Trickett are among the speakers taking the stage at the International Sports ... More

Mandatory grassroots funding programmes for women’s football will be developed by FIFA for all its member associations in a bid to stop female participants leaving ... More

The new secretary general of FIFA and prospective mayor of Manchester have put grassroots football development at the heart of their pitches during keynote addresses ... More

Kelly Simmons, the Football Association’s (FA) director of participation and development, will discuss the body’s grassroots football strategy during the month’s Soccerex conference in Manchester. ... More

Sajid Javid, the former Culture, Media and Sport secretary, helped to launch a new £1.3m (US$1.8m, €1.6m) football facility in his home constituency of Bromsgrove. ... More

Funding from the Premier League and Football Association (FA) backed Football Foundation has helped to establish a £1.8m (US$2.6m, €2.3m) multi-sport facility in Bolton. The ... More

The corruption crisis engulfing FIFA has hit the beleaguered organisation in the pocket, with its 2015 financial results revealing a loss of US$122m (£84.5m, €108.2m). ... More

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) will revamp 300 Skills Centres across the country with the aid of investment from supermarket chain Lidl. Funding from Lidl ... More

Populous – the architects behind the London 2012 Olympic Stadium – are consulting on the design of a new football stadium in Pune as Indian ... More

The man hoping to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA has claimed at least half of its billion-pound income should be pledged to football ... More

Baroness Sue Campbell, the former UK Sport chair, has been appointed to oversee the development of women’s football for the Football Association (FA). Campbell will ... More

Almost half of the 17,500 additional disabled people playing regular sport are taking part in football, as the Football Association’s (FA) £3.2m (US$4.9m, €4.4m) participation ... More

Maximum presidential terms limits, a new governance structure and financial transparency are among the reforms agreed by Fifa in the wake of its corruption crisis. ... More

The UK and Chinese governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see the two countries forming “significant ties” to develop football in ... More

German sports equipment and clothing giant Adidas has agreed a partnership deal with the Chinese government to support football (soccer) development in 20,000 schools across ... More

Qatar 2022 World Cup officials have revealed plans for the fifth 2022 World Cup venue – the Al Rayyan stadium. The 40,000-capacity Al Rayyan will ... More

Building services firm ISG has been confirmed as the preferred construction partner for the £41m York Community Stadium and Leisure Complex scheme. The mixed-use stadium ... More

Manchester United Football Club legend Paul Scholes has said the football themed hotel he is investing in with fellow United stars represents the chance for ... More