grassroots football news

Construction work has begun on a £13m community sports hub in Barking, East London. The new facility will replace the existing Parsloes Park Sports Pavilion ... More

The Football Foundation is to invest 40 per cent of its total funding over the next three years in multi-sport facility projects. Worth a projected ... More

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

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as part of plans to help the UK economy recover from ... More

The Conservative Party has promised to invest £550m in grassroots football – if it wins the general election. The funding is part of a larger ... 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) invested a record £128m into English football during 2017-18. Reporting its results for the financial year ending 31 June 2018, the ... More

US billionaire Shahid Khan has withdrawn his bid to buy Wembley, English football's national stadium. Khan, the owner of Fulham Football Club and the Jacksonville ... More

Manchester City FC (MCFC) has become the first international football organisation to open two offices in mainland China. Located in Shenzhen, the second of the ... More

A new funding scheme has been launched to aid the retention of adult male teams within grassroots football clubs. The £1m Retain the Game fund ... More

A fifth-tier Scottish football club has set its sight on reaching the Scottish Premiership by 2025, using a radical online venture funded by fans. Edusport ... More

A grassroots football initiative is heading to Liverpool after its debut in Sheffield attracted more than 34,000 people in its first year. The Football Association’s ... More

From secret music events for fitness to sports heatmaps and AI coaches, 16 innovative start-ups have been selected to launch London’s new Sport Tech Hub. ... More

Sporting Future, the first piece of major sports policy in over a decade, will be “examined” by the Labour Party if it gets into power ... More

Grassroots football received a £125m (US$156.1m, €146.4m) boost from the Football Association over the 2015/16 season as the organisation recorded record revenue of £370m (US$462.1m, ... More

Grassroots football clubs that want to develop more teams for girls and disabled people will be able to bid for a share of a £1.5m ... More

A youth organisation has opened the “world’s first” train station football pitch at a site in Atlanta, US. Soccer in the Streets – which empowers ... 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

A deal struck between the Football Association (FA) and overseas broadcasters for the FA Cup rights could have a “transformational impact” on the grassroots game, ... More

The Football Association (FA) is in talks to bring its ambitious grassroots Parklife project to Southampton – and will encourage bids from other cities from ... More

The appointment of Fatma Samoura as secretary general of FIFA will create more opportunities for social responsibility football projects, according to the co-founder of Street ... 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

Seventy-three instances of discriminatory behaviour occurred during grassroots football matches over the last 12 months, contributing to an overall increase in incidents within the sport. ... More

Almost £30m has been ploughed into grassroots football facilities over the last six months, courtesy of the Football Association (FA) and the Premier League. According ... More