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Stefan Galinski’s bizarre goal will never be forgotten after going viral!

17 October 2019 0 comments

Basford United’s Stefan Galinski will never forget the night he scored a header from his own half after his exploits in the Northern Premier League started going viral around the world this week.

TECH AND SELF-CRITIQUE ARE KEY TO BETTER OFFICIATING

29 September 2019 0 comments

Football MATTERS PART 2: FA CHIEFS EXPLAIN THE CHANGING VISION OF REFEREEING COMPOSURE: Referees must be mentally strong PICTURE: Edmund […]

Football Matters: We only do positive – A strong message must be sent out!

4 October 2018 0 comments

By Nathan French, National Respect Project Manager A lot has been said over the years about disrespect in grassroots football – now it’s […]

A STRONG MESSAGE MUST BE SENT OUT!

30 September 2018 0 comments

WITH NATHAN FRENCH NATIONAL RESPECT PROJECT MANAGER ALOT has been said over the years about disrespect in grassroots football – […]

EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN TEAMWORK

30 September 2018 0 comments

WHEN I came into this role, I was already quite aware that referees are almost burdened with Respect being their […]

BACK IN GOOD NICKE AT LAST!

30 September 2018 0 comments

Hawks move has brought out the best in Kabamba By Matt Badcock REVITALISED:Havant’s in-form striker Nicke Kabamba NICKE KABAMBA says […]

Football Matters with The FA’s Head of Judicial Services, Mark Ives: Sin bins could well be the way forward

2 August 2018 0 comments

Last season, The FA piloted the use of sin bins for dissent at various levels across the English game. This year it will be expanded to even more leagues from Step 7 and below.

SIN BINS COULD WELL BE THE WAY FORWARD

29 July 2018 0 comments

IN THE BOOK: One in four yellow cards in grass-roots football are for dissent PICTURE: George Whale LAST season, The […]

Football Matters: This is the first step on the road to Pyramid purity – ‘we’re aiming for fairness right across the country’

27 June 2018 0 comments

In the latest of The NLP’s series of exclusive columns with the FA, we look at the impact of restructuring…

ACCESS GAME ON THE MOVE

29 October 2017 0 comments

FULL-TIME MOBILE IS READY FOR LAUNCH THIS WEEK: RUSSELL JAMES, DIGITAL DIRECTOR FOR ALL THE Football Association and The Non-League […]

FULL-TIME IS GOING MOBILE

29 October 2017 0 comments

AT the moment, FULL-TIME gets to a team level. The next big shift for us is to go to the […]

THE END OF AN ERA FOR KARL

29 October 2017 0 comments

By Jon Couch KARL MARGINSON accepts it was probably time for change at FC United – but that didn’t make […]

FOOTBALL IS FOREVER EVOLVING

24 September 2017 0 comments

BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL FOOTBALL’S FIRST AN EVENING WITH PAUL CANOVILLE, CHELSEA’S FIRST BLACK PLAYER – HAMMERSMITH TOWN […]

RULES IN PLACE TO PROTECT ALL IN THE GAME

24 September 2017 0 comments

IF someone suffers any form of discriminatory abuse at a football match there is a clear process set down by […]

MORE IN THE CUP COFFERS

20 August 2017 0 comments

BIGGER PRIZE FUND WILL BOOST GLORY-SEEKERS THIS WEEK: ANDY AMBLER THE Football Association and T he Non-League Paper have teamed […]

ALL ACTION REPLAYS

20 August 2017 0 comments

WE are very conscious Emirates FA Cup replays are potentially very lucrative for Non-League clubs. As from last season, quarter-finals […]

COME AND PL AY WITH WILDCATS

2 July 2017 0 comments

BOREHAM WOOD have agreed a new ten-year deal for Arsenal Ladies to continue playing games at their Meadow Park home. […]

WE’RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER

2 July 2017 0 comments

WIDENING THE NET OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME A BIG part of my job is to get people playing football. The […]

FINALS DAY IS A FITTING END

30 April 2017 0 comments

LET’S CAP A WONDERFUL SEASON IN STYLE THE Football Association and The Non-League Paper have teamed up to bring you […]

VASE BRINGS BACK MEMORIES

30 April 2017 0 comments

I’M A Bournemouth boy and this week I was reading on the local paper’s website it’s 25 years since Wimborne […]