Faruk Adam

Cup draws, deadlines, and the clocks going back: the next two months are packed for anyone who plays, runs, or…

The youngest players in English football are starting this season on a different footing. Under the FA’s FutureFit programme, under-7s…

The second round draw of the FA Sunday Cup has been made, and 32 ties are now set for Sunday…

If your club has a pitch that floods, changing rooms that leak or no floodlights for winter training, there is…

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…