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Coronavirus battle: Spireites streaming ’97 cup classic to cheer fans

18 April 2020 0 comments

Chesterfield are helping their fans forget about the coronavirus lockdown today by re-running their 1997 FA Cup semi-final classic against Middlesbrough!

Coronavirus battle: Wythenshawe Amateurs bag first virtual sponsor!

17 April 2020 0 comments

Wythenshawe AFC are definitely taking the North West Counties Football League’s inaugural Twitter Cup seriously – they’ve signed their first ever virtual sponsor while in coronavirus lockdown!

Coronavirus battle: Northern Counties East sponsors stump up for aid

16 April 2020 0 comments

The Toolstation Northern Counties East League has become the latest competition to confirm a series of measures to help member clubs survive the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus battle: Clubs won’t pay to play in NWCFL next season

8 April 2020 0 comments

The North West Counties Football League is waiving annual fees for member clubs when football returns to help them survive the coronavirus crisis and football’s lockdown.

Coronavirus battle: FA chairman admits season could end to save lives

7 April 2020 0 comments

FA chairman Greg Clarke has told the FA Council that the health of the nation comes first for the duration of the coronavirus crisis, even if that means the season is never completed.

Coronavirus battle: PFA risk fresh PR disaster by questioning pay cuts

4 April 2020 0 comments

The Professional Football Association was questioning whether players taking a 30 percent pay cut to help the nation fight the coronavirus is the right thing to do on Saturday night.

Hit Netflix tale of contrasting clubs is TV gold in coronavirus crisis

2 April 2020 0 comments

The two clubs in the spotlight in the hit new Netflix production The English Game are facing contrasting fortunes after the coronavirus shut down football.

Coronavirus battle: ‘World Cup’ winners hand NHS entire bonus pool

30 March 2020 0 comments

West Auckland Town’s players and staff have become the latest members of a Non-League club in the North East to support the NHS in their battle against coronavirus.

Coronavirus battle: Welsh fans to celebrate Euro 2016 all over again!

28 March 2020 0 comments

The Football Association of Wales is planning to entertain football lovers during the coronavirus crisis by rerunning every match of their triumphant qualifying campaign for Euro 2016.

Coronavirus battle: Boss ends four year reign with promotion hunt over

27 March 2020 0 comments

The battle against the coronavirus has led to Richard Luffman ending his four year tenure managing Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division leaders Alresford Town.

Coronavirus battle: Rhyl could fold within weeks, warns chairman

27 March 2020 0 comments

Rhyl chairman Paul Higginson is warning the Welsh club’s fans they could fold within weeks over the escalating coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus battle: All football below National League to end now

26 March 2020 0 comments

There’ll be no promotion or relegation below the National League this year after the Football Association announced the season would end immediately.

Coronavirus battle: FA hosting crisis meeting by video with leagues

24 March 2020 0 comments

Non-League clubs and fans should have a clearer idea about the fate of the season within days and possibly hours […]

Coronavirus battle: Wembley turning Blues to say thanks to NHS

20 March 2020 0 comments

Workers at Wembley Stadium are using the national stadium to send their thanks to the nation’s NHS and emergency services fighting the coronavirus after the Football Association confirmed football’s lockdown would continue.

Coronavirus battle: Northern League agree lucrative new deal amid chaos

20 March 2020 0 comments

The Ebac Northern League have been handed a much-needed boost amid the coronavirus outbreak, a lucrative £80,000 sponsorship deal with Teesside-based sportswear company Motif8.

FA Trophy: Remembering the 1980s and the Stones doing the double!

19 March 2020 0 comments

As we approach the showpiece final in May at Wembley, if it ever happens thanks to the coronavirus, Mark Stillman looks back on the five decades of the FA Trophy history in Part 2 of our series…

Norwegian FA right about Euro 2020 being postponed within hours

17 March 2020 0 comments

The Norwegian FA say Euro 2020 has been postponed until 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage sport.

Spartans South Midlands League suspend all football until further notice

13 March 2020 0 comments

The Spartan South Midlands League has been suspended until further notice as a number of other Non-League competitions consider following suit.

Non-League’s top competitions considering suspensions over outbreak

13 March 2020 0 comments

Non-League’s senior competitions are weighing up suspending their campaigns today as the spread of coronavirus saw all elite football in the UK suspended until at least 3 April.

FA Trophy: Yeltz striker Simeon Cobourne can go all the way!

10 March 2020 0 comments

Fearless Halesowen Town can continue their dream FA Trophy run all the way to Wembley, insists star striker Simeon Cobourne.