Faruk Adam

Most grassroots football clubs don’t get a home ground. They get a rotation of borrowed pitches, a battle for weekend…

Most youth football stories involve a new kit and a season full of promise. This one involves both, but the…

When Taunton Town Council closed its sports pitches this autumn, the official reason given was protecting long-term quality and player…

A new kitchen might not sound like the most glamorous upgrade a grassroots football club could make. But for clubs…

Before Alessia Russo was scoring for Arsenal and England, before Keira Walsh was pulling strings for Chelsea, both were simply…

Some grassroots award ceremonies end without a confirmed winners list for days or weeks. This one didn’t. McDonald’s and the…

Some football grounds are famous for who’s played there. These are famous for how many people have. From London’s sprawling…

Most Sunday league players know the FA Cup. Fewer know that Sunday league football has its own genuine, nationally sanctioned…

Football fans throw these three words around constantly, often interchangeably, and it genuinely confuses people trying to understand where their…

Standing on the touchline of a grassroots match and not quite understanding why the whistle just went is a genuinely…